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October will be another great month of cycling here in Chico! The weather is getting a little bit cooler, the leaves are changing colors, the daylight hours are growing shorter. BUT, the cycling goes on! There are quite a few events going on this month.......as listed below:
--Tuesday, October 2nd - Jack & Jill Preparation Time Trial. Meet where 5th Street turns into River Road at 6:00pm(show up a little early to get signed up) for this 10-mile practice time trial for the Jack & Jill Teams only. All Jack & Jill Time Trial teams are welcome! Free and open to the public. Good one to practice for the upcoming event!
---Friday, October 5th - Meet at Mountain Mike's Pizza at 6:00PM for the monthly Chico Corsa Cycling Club meeting. We'll be meeting in the back room at Mountain Mike's Pizza(the one located at 5th and Walnut/Nord) - everyone is welcome! We'll be doing our annual clothing fitting from John & Linda Elgart from Voler Cycling Clothing - getting fitted for our team cycling kits for next season. Clothing orders will be taken - but will not be sent in to Voler until October 26th. Also, our very own Michael Crumm took some great video of the Chico Criterium - we'll be showing that as well at the meeting! Pizza, beer, cycling - a great combo!
--Saturday, October 6th - Did someone say......Cyclocross??? E-mail Chico Corsa's Jeff Galland for more information - packfill@... .
---Sunday, October 7th - The 4th Annual Jack & Jill Time Trial is taking place at the River Road 10-mile Time Trial course. Ten miles, flat course, five miles out - five miles back. The start/finish is on 5th Street where it turns into River Road. Male/Female teams, two bikes only. Sign-ups start at 8:15AM, first team off at 9:00AM. Free event! Cash and merchandise for prizes! Current record: 24:53 by Linda Zorn/Kris Blee. For more information, contact Charlie Geshekter at chollygee@....
--Saturday, October 13th - Join Chico Velo's Gino Zahnd at 9:00AM at the Euro Cafe(corner of Cohasset & Lassen/Eaton) to pedal 22 flat miles to the Abbey of the New Clairvaux. Arrive by 11:00AM for a tour of the monastery and the monk's chanting(12:15PM), followed by a picnic and wine tasting. Ride home or elsewhere. For trip information, see THIS LINK or contact Gino Zahnd at gino@....
--Saturday & Sunday, October 13th & 14th - Chico Velo's Quincy Weekend Ride - You have until October 8th to pre-register for this annual weekend ride. Please see details here: http://www.chicovelo.org/quincywkend.html . Ed and I will be sagging this event!
--Sunday, October 14th - Second Sunday Tandem Ride - Meet at One Mile at 10:00AM for a leisurely tandem cruise in the valley for one and a half to two hours.
--Saturday, October 20th - Chico State's Bidwell Bump Mountain Bike Race - Please see the Chico State Cycling Team's website for more information as it becomes available - http://www.csuchico.edu/cycling/ or contact President JP Bergmann at jbergmann1@.... The Bidwell Bump is a Chico classic! Riders start near the Easter Cross on North Rim Trail in Upper Bidwell Park, go up North Rim Trail to B-Trail, come down B-Trail.....cross Upper Park Road.....cross the Creek......hook up on South Rim Trail where the race ends at the old Police Pistol Range(not the old rifle range).
--Sunday, October 21st - Chico State's Mountain Bike Races Continue - Plans are to have a Short-Track Mountain Bike Race near Horseshoe Lake in Upper Bidwell Park, with the Downhill events being held in Oroville. Please see the Chico State Cycling Team's website for more information as it becomes available - http://www.csuchico.edu/cycling/ or contact President JP Bergmann at jbergmann1@... .
--Sunday, October 21st - Join the Women's Tri Group at 7:00AM at One Mile to carpool to Indian Valley/Greenville/Taylorsville by 9:00AM to enjoy the leaf change with a ride of varying length and hilliness!
--Saturday, October 27th - Join Chico Velo's Larry Chrisman at the One Mile Area at 8:00AM - or in Forest Ranch at 9:00AM - to ride to Butte Meadows to enjoy the leaves changing colors. 30 or 60 hilly miles!
-- Saturday, October 27th - Honey Run Road Clean-Up. Meet at the Honey Run Covered Bridge at 9:00AM for three hours of roadside cleaning. Chico Velo usually concentrates its effort on the section of Honey Run Road between Horning Ranch and the top of the climb. Long pants, long sleeves, boots and gloves suggested.
--Saturday, October 27th - Halloween Cyclocross! E-mail Chico Corsa's Jeff Galland for more information - packfill@... .
--Sunday, October 28th - The 1st Annual Centerville Halloween Time Trial - Keep your eyes open to the Chico Corsa website for this 1st annual(hopefully!) event. The course is approximately 10.1 to 10.2 miles in length - starting at the top of the hill on Honey Run Road just off the Skyway - and ending......where else???.......the Centerville Cemetery!!! Happy Halloween!!! Registration opens at 8:15am - first rider off at 9:01am, and we will go in 1-minute intervals. Costume-wearers are welcome!!!!
And, as usual, there are plenty of other rides going on during the month - including John Wiesinger's great group rides, the Fast 50s(might be a bit shorter now - and sometimes the start changes to 5:30pm......or as early as 5:00pm) on Wednesdays, the many weekend rides going on, Spinning classes galore, and get ready for Chico Corsa's Fall Sunday LSD rides(Long Steady Distance) starting up soon!!
Hope to see you all out on the road.....or dirt!
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