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