R.A.C.E. Events this weekend!!

Friday, July 15th - Friday Night Criterium - 6:00pm & 7:00pm

Saturday, July 16th - The Table Mountain Road Race - 9:00am

Saturday, July 16th - The "Kids Only" Humboldt Road Race - 1:00pm

Sunday, July 17th - The " Bidwell Bump" Practice Race - 9:00am

Sunday, July 17th - The "Kids Only" Airport Criterium - 1:00pm

Monday, July 18th - The Bidwell Forest Short-Track Mountain Bike Race - 6:30pm - NEW EVENT!

R.A.C.E. INFORMATION:

All the R.A.C.E. Events are FREE to enter - the goal is to get you out there on your bicycles for fun & fitness!!

Friday, July 15th - The Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00PM(As & Bs) & 7:00PM(Cs and Junior Races):

This event will be held at the Chico Airport Criterium course starting at 6:00pm(for As & Bs) and 7:00pm(for Category C and Kids race)! Registration will open at 5:40pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the first event starting promptly at 6:00pm. We'll be using our standard Tuesday/Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course
Category "A" riders will go for 50 Minutes PLUS 3 laps, while Category "B" riders will go for 45 Minutes PLUS 3 laps - Women's Category/Masters Category picked separately. The Category C and Juniors Race will go for 20 Minutes PLUS 3 laps. Riders must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. Prime Points WILL count towards the 2011 Chico Airport Criterium Series.
RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THIS EVENT!
Helmets are mandatory!
(Part of the 2011 Chico Airport Criterium Series!)

Saturday, July 16th - The Table Mountain Road Race - 9:00AM:

The Table Mountain Road Race is back for the month of July! This particular course was first used by the Chico Velo Cycling Club as a United States Cycling Federation Road Race course back in 1984 during the Chico Omnium(which also included the 7-Mile Lane Time Trial and the Chico Downtown Criterium that year). Most groups did 2 laps of this course, but the Cat.1/2 guys did 3 or 4. However, I wouldn't do that to ya - we're only going to do 1 lap in this race - for a total of approximately 25 miles and approximately 2,100 feet of total climbing. The course preview is located on Bikely.com here - and you can see the Course Profile by clicking on "Show" in the top left-hand corner........then clicking on "Elevation Profile":
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Old-Table-Mountain-Road-Race-Course
The Start/Finish Line is located on Table Mountain Boulevard right by Table Mountain Ranch Road(see Bikely Map - this was the Start/Finish Line for the 1984 race as well - I'll be out there early, so look for the registration table). Each Category will do just 1 lap = 25 miles. Registration will open at 8:30AM with Category A going off at 9:00AM........and Category B, Category C, Juniors Category going at 9:02AM. Women's, Masters, C & Juniors Categories will start with Category "B", but will be scored separately. Parking is available on the unfinished freeway overpass at the Start/Finish Line.
***Now,
a word of warning about this Road Race - This course goes in a clockwise direction - meaning that you will be climbing up to Cherokee from Hwy. 70. Although the hill does not seem quite as difficult as from the other side(the Wildflower Century side), the descent off Table Mountain will be quite tricky. Make certain that your bicycle is in good working order and that you are comfortable on technical descents. The Road Race course goes through amazingly diverse sections and is quite scenic - but please look out for one another and for yourselves, especially on the descent and on the Highway. All USA Cycling rules apply, as usual - you know, don't do stupid stuff, wear a helmet, obey the centerline, etc. Route Arrows will mark the course as well. Bottle hand ups and Feed Zones will be solely dependent upon volunteers - Feed Zone is pretty much anywhere on the course. Sag vehicles will be solely dependent upon volunteers as well. I will be sweeping the course at the end as well - so if I don't see you back at the Finish, I'm coming to get you!
HELD RAIN OR SHINE!
Helmets are mandatory!
(40-point event in the 2011 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series!)

Saturday, July 16th - The "Kids ONLY" Humboldt Road Race - 1:00PM:

From the bottom of the climb up to the main Power Lines (it's about half-way up Humboldt = 2 miles up, 400 feet of total climbing!) - For the kids under the Age of 16 who have been showing up to the Chico Airport Criteriums - now's your chance to experience a ROAD RACE!! Well.....at least a little one!! Registration will open at the bottom of the hill (near the intersection of Humboldt Road & Stilson Canyon Road) at 12:40pm. The RACE will start at 1:00pm. This one is 2 miles long and climbs approximately 400 feet - so bring your climbing legs!! I will have water at the Start & Finish. We're going just up to the Power Lines - not all the way up to the top. MENTORS are STRONGLY encouraged to attend - to keep an eye on our riders, help them out and encourage them up the hill. I will also be there with the SAG Vehicle, if needed.
***One Note - If enough older kids show, we may do a race up to the top of Humboldt too, depending upon help & logistics. For a map of the "Kids Only" course, please visit:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/The-Humboldt-Kids-Road-Race
RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THIS EVENT!
Helmets are mandatory!
(5-point event in the 2011 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series - Juniors Category!!)

Sunday, July 17th - The " Bidwell Bump " Practice Race - 9:00am:

Registration will open at 8:30am at the North Rim Trail Parking Area for this 9:00am Mountain Bike Race. This particular race will follow the "Bidwell Bump" race course - up North Rim Trail, down B-Trial, across the creek - and finishing at the old Chico Police pistol range near 5-MIle Recreation Area. This is a training event to get y'all ready for those upcoming mountain bike races - and, in particular, the Bidwell Bump taking place on August 27th, 2011!! The course will not be marked, so for more information on the course, please visit The Bidwell Bump Race website at:
http://www.thebidwellbump.com/bidwellcourse.html
for more information - and to register! - for this great Chico event! This course usually takes riders anywhere between 75 minutes to 3 hours to complete the entire race. The start for this practice event is right near the North Rim Trail parking lot....near the Easter Cross. Hope you can make it out to this one!
RAIN OR CLOSED TRAILS WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THIS EVENT!
Helmets are mandatory!
(Part of the 2011 Mountain Bike R.A.C.E. Series!)

Sunday, July 17th - The Chico Airport Criterium "Kids/Juniors ONLY" Race! - 1:00PM:

This event will be held at the Chico Airport Criterium course starting at 1:00pm! Registration will open at 12:40pm on Convair avenue at the Airport - with the event starting promptly at 1:00pm. We'll be using our standard Tuesday/Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium course starting/finishing at Convair Avenue:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Chico-Airport-Tuesday-Night-Crit-Course
Yes, $1 Primes will be offered in this one, in addition to energy bars and any other prizes we can get!
The Kids/Juniors Race will go for 30 Minutes PLUS 3 laps. Riders must sign in and wear a helmet in order to compete. Prime Points WILL count towards the 2011 Chico Airport Criterium Series. Mentors are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to attend in order to help out and teach the Junior riders about Criterium racing!
RAIN OR WET PAVEMENT WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THIS EVENT.
Helmets are mandatory!
(Part of the 2011 Chico Airport Criterium Series - Juniors Only!)

Monday, July 18th - The Bidwell Forest Mountain Bike Short-Track Race - NEW EVENT - 6:30pm:

We're going to give this one a shot to see how it goes! This race will start on the north side of the 5-Mile Recreation Area - near the dirt parking lot. Registration will open at 6:15pm for the 6:30pm LeMans-Style start. The course will run through the single-track in "The Forest" in Upper Bidwell Park. This is an area just north of the 5-Mile Area - in between the 5-Mile and the entry to the North Rim Trail Parking Area. The course is VERY shaded and cool - great for summer racing - and is about 1.25 miles in length per lap......and is almost all single-track. AND, because of this, the start of the race will be LeMans style(sorry - figured we'd give it a go and since if it works). The race will start and finish near the dirt parking area on the north end of 5-Mile, will be 40 minutes PLUS 2 laps. And, again, the course is just 1.25 miles in length, very shaded, and is ALL FLAT - no hills. We will race the course for 40 minutes, at which point I will give you the 2 laps to go sign. GREAT for beginners and Juniors - or those just wanting to get out on your mountain bikes for a spin! Can definitely use a cyclocross bike - or even a road bike if you wanted - but is a mountain bike race. For an approximate map of the course, please visit the MapMyRide link at:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/41538906
RAIN, WET TRAILS OR CLOSED TRAILS WILL ALWAYS CANCEL THIS EVENT.
Helmets are mandatory!
(Part of the 2011 Mountain Bike R.A.C.E. Series!)


Rodney.......
R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events
Chico, California
www.ChicoBike.com