Chicago Bike Racing: ToAD schedule is out

ToAD schedule is out

Jan 13
2010

Filed in: Race news, Tour of America's Dairyland

Comments (6)

Tour of America’s Dairyland today released its 2010 schedule.

As had been rumored, the series does not return to the Blue Mounds course that last year tested the limits of the word “epic.” There will be only two road races, with the Greenbush course featuring a significant climb at the end of each lap. The rest of the series will be criteriums, including the popular Downer Avenue course in Milwaukee and starting with a Thursday elite-only criterium in Shorewood, Wis.

No word yet on fields or prizes.

Comments

1.

Jan 13
2010

4:54 pm

usrnull (Chicago Cuttin' Crew)

Lame. Just lame.

I think there were 7 crits for every road race on the CBR calendar last year.

I know they are more expensive and complicated, but you’d think a promoter out there would notice that in some fields, Hillsboro sells out in less than a day, and there were close to 500 racers at last year’s state road championships.

Can we trade in 5 forgettable crits for a solid road race?

2.

Jan 13
2010

9:27 pm

Sounds like a great idea!
I nominate the Cuttin’ Crew to host the next great Illinois road race. ;)

3.

Jan 14
2010

11:18 am

usrnull (Chicago Cuttin' Crew)

I knew that was coming.

I nominate a big team with hordes of dues-paying members to front the cash. We’ll be happy to provide manpower.

4.

Jan 15
2010

10:51 am

(Mercy/Specialized)

Did anyone do these crits last year? Are all just sprint fests?

5.

Jan 15
2010

1:03 pm

Luke Seemann (XXX Racing-AthletiCo)

I didn’t do any crits, but here are links to race reports: Part I, Part II.

6.

Jan 20
2010

8:57 am

Seth Meyer (ReCycling)

Hey Dewey, last year the fields were small and disparate enough (around 50 guys) that there were a good number of breakaways that took the crits (or came close), especially toward the end of the series (more sprints at the beginning). Then again, I only expect the event to grow, and one of the main sources of disparity (Matt Busche) probably won’t be back in Wisconsin in June so who knows whether this will happen again. But there’s always a chance!