A few bits to have come across the Chicago Bike Racing transom recently:

• » Robert Schrank (Alberto’s) and his eight-person Team Type 1 (all of whom have type 1 diabetes) won their division in the Ride Across America last week in an astounding 15 days, 5 hours5 days, 15 hours and 43 minutes, an average of 22.4 mph.
• &#187 Several riders who know their way onto the road podium hit the Velo City Tour track event in Kenosha this week. XXX Racing-AthletiCo had a huge presence, and two of its messengers, Andrew Nordyke and Jen Greenberg, won their divisions and earned trips to Dublin, Ireland, for the Cycle Messenger World Championships next month.
• » Matt O’Keefe (XXX Racing-AthletiCo) has created a blog for videos from his new helmet cam, including in-race footage from a masters crit in Lombard. Neat! (Something tells me this guy will become a fan.)
• » Chicago’s T.C. O’Rourke has qualified for the legendary Paris-Brest-Paris randonneur and is blogging the journey.
• » Speaking of blogs, many of us say prayers to Joe Friel and his training bible each night. Now he, too, has a blog, although it’s not updated very often and isn’t restricted to cycling.
• » Floyd Landis (Unattached) will be in Wheaton and Chicago July 9 and 10 to promote his book. Here’s a thorough account of Landis’ March appearance, and here’s one that includes video.
• » The Superweek criterium to be held in Evanston has its own Web site.
• » Finally, don’t miss Michael Kelly‘s encounter with Kankakee’s most famous felon in the comments section of my weekend wrap-up. (Note also that I’ve added Cobb Park and Fox River Grove results to the post. UWW results TK.)