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

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

Saturday, October 1st - The Messilla Valley Circuit Race - 9:00am - Last Messilla Valley Race for 2011!


Sunday, October 2nd - The Neal Road Uphill Time Trial - 9:00am - Event #4 in the 15-race 2011 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series.



R.A.C.E. INFORMATION:
All the R.A.C.E.(Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events) Events are FREE to enter - the goal is to get you out there on your bicycles for fun & fitness!! www.ChicoBike.com

For some photos and videos of R.A.C.E. Events, please visit the following link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicovelo

Saturday, October 1st - The Messilla Valley Circuit Race - 9:00AM - The final Messilla Valley race for 2011:

This classic Circuit Race course is back for the last time in 2011! Registration will open at 8:30AM at the top of the hill of Messilla Valley Road - just near the intersection with Pentz Road. The "A" Category(Advanced & Intermediate riders) will be starting their event at 9:00AM, and the "B" Category(Intermediate & Novice riders) going at 9:01AM, and if there are enough riders, the Junior and Category C(Novice, and slower riders like me!) event will start at 9:02AM(Category C and Juniors Event will be 5-laps, totaling 17.5 miles and 1500 feet of total climbing). The number of laps for Category A & B will remain the same as last year - 10 laps for each Category. Women's & Masters Categories will be combined with the Category "B" race, but picked separately. If you drive, please park at Spring Valley School, which is only 1-mile away from the Start/Finish Line - or at Butte College and ride in. There's not much parking at the Start/Finish area. The Messilla Valley Course is approximately 3.5 miles in length with about 300+ feet of climbing per lap. 10 laps = 35 miles and 3,000+ feet of climbing.
**ALSO - There will be 2 King of the Mountains/Queen of the Mountains points/laps in this race - points count towards the 2011 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series. I will have one water container at the Start/Finish Line, but water bottle hand-ups will be SOLELY dependent upon Volunteers - so if you have a volunteer, bring 'em with you! For a map of the course, please click on this link:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/46118826/
Most USA Cycling rules apply to these races - you know, WEAR YOUR HELMET, don't ride like a nutcase, and all that good stuff. Sandbaggers are strongly discouraged (a Sandbagger would be a Category "A" rider racing a Category "B" or "C" race - must be completely obvious to the Race Director). A mention about Tri Bars - You can have Tri Bars on your bicycle - BUT, you must NOT use them if you are in a pack or paceline - especially on this course! Normally, in a USA Cycling sanctioned race, you would not be allowed to have them on your bicycle in a mass-start event like this one - but I know many of us like them on our bicycles and use them for training. This isn't the World Championships - we do these Circuit Races for fun, fitness and practice - but please do NOT use your Tri Bars in a pack/paceline situation.
HELD RAIN OR SHINE!
Helmets are mandatory!
(50-point event in the 2011 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series)

Sunday, October 2nd - The Neal Road Uphill Time Trial - 9:00AM:

The is Event #4 in the 15-race 2011 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series! Registration will open at 8:30am near the intersection of Hwy. 99 and Neal Road(look for me and the R.A.C.E.mobile at the start area!). The first rider will take off at 9:01am and we will go in 1-minute intervals. The Neal Road climb is considered a Category 3 climb in the 2011 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series - it climbs approximately 1,300 feet over 8.1 miles. For a map of the Neal Road Uphill Time Trial course, please visit the following link:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/52154572
*** I still need a volunteer to help me start the riders off for this event, so if you can help me out, please e-mail me..........you can still race, just be the last one to start! Along with a 3-point bonus in the Series, you will also have my undying gratitude. ;)
HELD RAIN OR SHINE!
Helmets are mandatory!
(Event #4 in the 15-race 2011 Chico Hill Climb Time Trial Series!)


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