First, a reminder about this week’s weekday races: Tonight’s Matteson races will take place rain or shine at the Autobahn in Joliet, perfect for anyone who opened their legs at Monday’s Road America Road Race. Tomorrow night, ABD’s West Chicago series takes a breather and the action goes to Soldier Field for the first evening of the Soldier Field Cycling Series.

Both evenings are good final tuneups for Sunday’s state criterium championships in Peoria. It’s a fun eight-corner course with wide, smooth roads and a short kicker right before Turn 8.

Elsewhere, the Tour of America’s Dairyland continues in Wisconsin, including the thrilling Downer Avenue Classic on Saturday, and Ricardo Otero (WDT-Allvoi) tells me he recommends Indiana’s Morgan-Monroe State Park Road Race, whose Bean Blossom Road climb is among the toughest climbs in Indiana.

Sunday Proctor Cycling Classic USAC criterium Peoria, Ill. Distance from Chicago: 3 hours Previous wrap-ups: 2007, 2008, 2009

Morgan-Monroe State Park Road Race USAC road race Martinsville, Ind. Distance from Chicago: 4 hours