Chicago Bike Racing

Wednesday notebook: Feb. 23

Feb 23, 2011

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Links, Race news, Tour of Elk Grove,

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» I missed this when it was first announced, but the Tour of Elk Grove will be a UCI event this season. I’m not sure what implications this will have for participating teams.
» Registration for Gapers Block Crits opens tomorrow at noon.
» Wisconsin has posted its 2011 road calendar. (The CBR calendar will be updated soon, I swear it.)
» Two looks at the Chicago Velo Campus: Time Out Chicago and New City.
» Saturday is the Chicago Cycle Swap to benefit Active Transportation Alliance.
» Some fun vintage photos from racing on Michigan Avenue, including some of Gary Doering (Team Mack).
» Randy Warren (XXX Racing-AthletiCo) is expanding his coaching business to Italy with a 10-day trip that includes a seven-day stage race on Sardinia.
» A local racing fan is back with another year of fantasy cycling.

Feb 16, 2011

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Cyclocross, Links, Race news,

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» Doing well in all three Iowa Memorial Day weekend criteriums can earn a spot in the Nature Valley Grand Prix. (Previously Hillsboro-Roubaix was a qualifier.)
» Saturday is the Illinois Cycling Association awards banquet.
» Registration is open for the March 26 Spring Super Criterium.
» Half Acre Cycling is hosting a road racing clinic for women.
» There’s still cyclocross! Sunday is the Tour de Groundhog downstate.
» Vision Quest is hosting an indoor time trial on March 5.
» Next weekend is the Bicycle Film Festival.
» Interesting things are afoot at Chicago.cx. And Tati Cycles is on the Tumblr.

Feb 02, 2011

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Cyclocross, Links, Race news,

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» This is a big deal: The Chicago Cyclocross Cup will host two UCI cyclocross races over New Year’s Eve weekend at Hilton Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale. Amateur racing will be included, and it comes just one week before the national championships in Madison and two weeks before the masters world championships in Louisville.
» Also at Indian Lakes Resort: The Illinois Cycling Association annual awards banquet will be held there Saturday, Feb. 26.
» The Evanston Grand Prix is the only area race to make the 2011 USA Crits lineup.
» Illinois Tech Cycling is is hosting Goldsprints at The Bog on Thursday, Feb. 24.
» The mayor of Des Plaines has proposed a velodrome. This is separate from the Chicago Velo Campus idea.
» The Northbrook Velodrome has updated its track records.
» Registration for the Gapers Block Crits opens Feb. 21. The five-day series kicks off Monday, March 21.