• » The Tour of America’s Dairyland announced Tuesday that it is seeking Illinois venues to host races in late July to complement its week of June races in Wisconsin. It could make for a busy month: TOAD is slated for June 21-July 1, the final four days of which would be National Criterium Calendar events, and Superweek is planning for July 6-22.
• » Jeff Spencer, Lance Armstrong‘s chiropractor, is speaking at Turin on Friday, Dec. 9.
• » Turin, of course, is also hosting Sunday’s state cyclocross championships at Montrose Harbor.
• » This is a clever T-shirt to raise funds to send Lionel Rochelau (Geargrinder) to Belgium for cyclocross camp.

The Illinois Cycling Association on Wednesday announced the results of its 2011 election, and there will be complete turnover on the board of directors.

Serving as president in 2012 will be Loch Miwa (Flatlandia), whom most of us know as an official and moto-referee. Joining him will be Scott Knoepke (Psimet) as vice president, Vanessa Buccella (Iron Cycles) as secretary, Matt Riezman (Rhythm Racing) as treasurer and Mia Moore (Robots Powered By Love) as member at large. Outgoing president Steve Hansen (North Branch) has served for the past three years and served as vice president before then. Our racing scene has enjoyed some major advances and growth in that time, and we all owe him and his fellow board members thanks.

• » A weekend of fun at Indian Lakes Resort kicks off Friday night with the Chicago Cuttin’ Crew and its third annual Cave Catastrophe. Consider this a trial run for the New Year’s Resolution at the same location.
• » Here’s a video preview of the Madison course that will be used for January’s cyclocross national championship.
• » Here’s a taste of a forthcoming documentary about the Chicago Velo Campus.
• » One more video: A documentary from September’s Sub-5 Century Challenge.
• » A photo from this year’s Leland Kermesse is among the finalists of Velonews’ Jens Voigt Hardman Photo Contest.
• » Later this month SRAM hosts a bike art auction to race funds for World Bicycle Relief.