Attention, holiday shoppers! Your 2009 Chicago Bike Racing calendar is now available.

Once again I’ve selected 12 of my favorite photos from the season, hoping to capture the gamut of our great sport. There’s some road, there’s some track, there’s some cross. (Sorry, Paolo. I didn’t hit any mountain bike races this year.)

Price: $17.50 plus shipping through CafePress. Cheap!

Super discount opportunity: I will have a limited number of copies in my possession, available for $15. E-mail me if you’d like to purchase in person, either at an upcoming cross race, a XXX Racing-AthletiCo function or at a meet-up in downtown Chicago. I can also arrange for discounted bulk orders of 10 or more.

Don’t be selfish by limiting yourself to only your home and office. Think also of all the people who help you get through the season:

• » Your significant others!

• » Your mechanics!

• » Your coach!

• » Your teammates!

• » Your massage therapist!

• » Your family!

What’s inside? Maybe you!

January:  Tristan Schouten (Planet Bike) leaps over a barrier at the 2007 Montrose Harbor state cyclocross championships.

February: A women’s field takes its neutral lap at the Northbrook Velodrome.

March: A Jittery Joe’s rider takes a corner at the Beverly Hills Cycling Classic.

April: Kayle Leogrande (Rock Racing) takes the line at the USPRO national criterium championships.

May: Shane Winn (XXX Racing-AthletiCo) wins a sprint against teammate John Tomlinson and Chris Mosora (Lucas Oil) at the Northbrook Velodrome.

June: Chris Kelley (Indiana Hand Center) screams down the descent at the Fox River Grove Cycling Challenge.

July: Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Verducci/Breakaway) sprints to her latest Superweek win, taking the Evanston Grand Prix and wrapping up the women’s overall.

August: Brooke Miller (Team Tibco) celebrates her national championship victory at Downers Grove.

September: Cat 3/4 racers take Turn 1 at the Downers Grove Criterium.

October: Cat 4 racers turn onto Michigan Avenue at the inaugural Chicago Criterium.

November: Newt Cole (XXX Racing-AthletiCo) braves the sand pit at Carpentersville Cyclocross.

December: Is it winter again already? Brian Boyle (XXX Racing-AthletiCo) cuts a solitary profile at the 2007 Montrose Harbor state cyclocross championships.

I’m not looking to make a huge profit here -- mostly it’s a vanity project and a fun souvenir to offer the friends who enjoy this sport as much as I do -- but your support will be appreciated. Thanks!