Independence Day weekend brings us two quality races that should be useful final tuneups before everything gets frantic with Superweek and beyond. The Whitewater Road Race doesn’t necessarily have epic climbs, but it has some nice rollers in a beautiful stretch near Kettle Moraine. On Sunday, ABR awards its state championships on an industrial-park course in Wood Dale.

Saturday UWW Road Race USCF road race Palmyra, Wis. Distance from Chicago: 2 hours Previous wrap-ups: 2008, 2007

Sunday Wood Dale Criterium ABR criterium Wood Dale, Ill. Distance from Chicago: .5 hour Previous wrap-ups: 2008