New this year is a series called The 99 Series. Its a set of races that all take place off highway 99. The first two races were the Merco races, which have already happened and you can read my full reports below this one.There are 3 more events that complete this series and they happen the next two weekends.
First - there is a crit in Fresno on Sunday called the Central Valley Classic Crit. Its a 60 mins L shaped course with a 180 degree turn to shake things up a bit.
Second - there is a 40K time trial on March 15th called The Exeter Time Trial. All I've found out about it so far is that its 40km long and that the first and last 5K are not flat. I'm hoping to get a profile and some timing data from someone.
Finally - the series ends with the Visalia Crit. Participation in this event is mandatory to be scored at all in the 99 series. Its an L shaped course that is described as flat and fast. Should be fun.
Now, more about the series. A rider earns points based on field size - 1 point for every rider in the race. For example, if someone wins a race with 100 people in it he gets 100 points, 2nd place would get 99, 3rd would get 98, and so on. You have to finish the race to get any points. At the end of 5 races whoever has the most points wins the series as long as they finish the Visalia crit. The payout goes 10 deep and right now I am in 12th place, but only one point from 9th and six points from 7th place. I'm 32 points behind first place, but if some of the guys ahead of me don't do all the events then I will surely move up.
Looking forward to it.
Oh yeah, did I mention that Sequoia Brewery is close by the events? One of the Hop Hunter's favorites.
2 comments:
I think you have a good shot a top 5 in the HWY99 Series and should play it out. Rehydrating at Sequoia Brewing afterwards just doesn't suck either.
That TT is gonna move you up in the standings.....and of course winning one of those Crits shouldn't hurt either.
People should read this.
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