By Luke Seemann

USA Cycling today released the 2010 National Racing Calendar, including spots for the Chicago Criterium and the Tour of Elk Grove, July 25 and July 30-Aug. 1, respectively.

For those of us who assumed the Chicago Criterium would go the way of our Olympic bid, this is promising news. Neither event, however, is included on the women's NRC. Also nearby will be the Marion Classic in Marion, Ind., and the Meijer Grand Cycling Classic in Grand Rapids, Mich., both of which move from August to early July.