March 2012 R.A.C.E. Events.....................

Hi Everyone! Well, the 2012 cycling season is getting into full-swing....and with it, the R.A.C.E. calendar is taking shape for this year! Below is the tentative R.A.C.E. schedule for March 2012. New this year, we will be using the new R.A.C.E. website almost exclusively for the calendar of events, and calculating points & overall standings in each of the races and Series - www.RaceChico.com. I would like to give a HUGE Thank You to Chris Iufer from Duarte Design for building the R.A.C.E. website - without Chris and all of his tremendous work this past year, this website never would have happened. Thank you, Chris!

As usual, photos & videos of the events will still be available on the new website, and also on Flickr, Facebook and YouTube.....and updates will be sent out via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and Google+...as well as on the website. For those new to R.A.C.E. - Rodney's Amateur Cycling Events are FREE grassroots bicycle racing events that take place in and around Butte County, California year-round. We put on up to 250+ racing events per year - road races, criteriums, uphill time trials, flat time trials, downhill time trials, mountain bike races, cyclocross races, alley cat races, short-track races and any other type of race we can think of. They're free, low-key, lots of fun - and a GREAT way to get into(and stay in) shape!! Just come on out whenever you can and join the fun!! Riders range in age from 3 up to 88 - and we have all levels of riders out there....from folks just learning to ride to professional racing cyclists. Just have fun with it!

Each week, I will send out a more detailed notification/e-mail on each of the races below. In addition, you can find out more information on these races by visiting our website at www.RaceChico.com or www.ChicoBike.com .....or by e-mailing me(Rodney Cox) at ChicoCyclist@gmail.com :

MARCH 2012 R.A.C.E. Calendar - Events subject to change:

*The Criteriums will always be canceled in the case of rain or wet pavement.
*The Bidwell Park Mountain Bike Events will always be canceled in the case of rain or wet/closed trails.

March 1st -
March 2nd -
March 3rd -
March 4th - The Tour de Ed - Please visit www.ChicoVelo.org for more information.
March 5th -
March 6th -
March 7th -
March 8th -
March 9th -

March 10th - The Field of Dreams 12.5 Mile Time Trial - 9:00AM (1st event in the 2012 Chico Time Trial Series - a 20-point event)

March 11th - TIME CHANGE!!! (Move clocks forward 1-hour before going to bed on Saturday night!)

March 11th - Messilla Valley Circuit Race - 9:00AM (40-point event in the 2012 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series + KOM/QOM points)

March 12th - Monday Night Short-Track Mountain Bike Race - 6:00pm (10-point event in the 2012 Butte Mountain Bike Race Series)

March 13th - Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00pm & 7:00pm - Pending (1st event in the 2012 Chico Criterium Series)

March 14th - Wednesday Morning Humboldt Road Race - 7:00am (5-point event in the 2012 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series)

March 14th - The Fast 50 - 5:30pm & 6:00pm

March 15th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm (10-point event in the 2012 Chico Time Trial Series)

March 16th - Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00pm & 7:00pm - Pending (Part of the 2012 Chico Criterium Series)

THE 2012 COTTONWOOD OMNIUM BICYCLE RACE:

March 17th - Cohasset Uphill Time Trial - 9:00am - Stage #1 in the Cottonwood Omnium (Event #9 in the 2012 Butte Hill Climb Time Trial Series - Bonus Point Event!)

March 17th - The Cottonwood Road 9.5-Mile Time Trial - 2:00pm - Stage #2 in the Cottonwood Omnium (20-point event in the 2012 Chico Time Trial Series)

March 18th - The Coal Canyon Circuit Race - 9:00am - Stage #3 in the Cottonwood Omnium (40-point event in the 2012 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series + KOM/QOM points)




March 19th - Monday Night Short-Track Mountain Bike Race - 6:00pm (10-point event in the 2012 Butte Mountain Bike Race Series)

March 20th - Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00pm & 7:00pm (Part of the 2012 Chico Criterium Series)

March 21st - Wednesday Morning Humboldt Road Race - 7:00am (5-point event in the 2012 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series)

March 21st - The Fast 50 - 5:30pm & 6:00pm

March 22nd - The Aguas Frias 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm (10-point event in the 2012 Chico Time Trial Series)

March 23rd - The Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00pm & 7:00pm (Part of the 2012 Chico Criterium Series)

March 24th - The North Rim Mountain Bike Race - 9:00am (40-point event in the 2012 Butte Mountain Bike Race Series)

March 25th - Tour of the Unknown Valley North - Please visit www.ChicoVelo.org for more information.

March 26th - Monday Night Short-Track Mountain Bike Race - 6:00pm (10-point event in the 2012 Butte Mountain Bike Race Series)

March 27th - Tuesday Night Chico Airport Criterium - 6:00pm & 7:00pm (Part of the 2012 Chico Criterium Series)

March 28th - Wednesday Morning Humboldt Road Race - 7:00am (5-point event in the 2012 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series)

March 28th - The Fast 50 - 5:30pm & 6:00pm

March 29th - River Road 10-Mile Time Trial - 6:00pm (10-point event in the 2012 Chico Time Trial Series)

THE 2012 ORO-CHICO OMNIUM BICYCLE RACE:

March 30th - The Friday Night Chico Airport Criterium - Stage #1 of the Oro-Chico Omnium (Double Point Event in the 2012 Chico Criterium Series) - 6:00pm & 7:00pm

March 31st - The Thompson Flat Road Race - 9:00am - Stage #2 of the Oro-Chico Omnium (30-point event in the 2012 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series)

March 31st - The Oro-Chico 15-Mile Time Trial - 2:00pm - Stage #3 of the Oro-Chico Omnium (25-point event in the 2012 Chico Time Trial Series)

April 1st - The Table Mountain Road Race - 9:00am - Stage #4 of the Oro-Chico Omnium (40-point event in the 2012 Butte Road R.A.C.E. Series)


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