By Luke Seemann

• » Aurora's Tom Doughty (Amgen/Giant) competed last week in Austria's masters world championships. He placed 4th in the 55-59 time trial and 26th in the road race.
• » Chris Wiatr (WDT-Allvoi) won the sprint distance at Sunday's Chicago Triathlon. He will represent Team USA at this month's junior world championships in Australia.
• » Universal Sports is streaming the Vuelta.
• » Help Christina Peck (Chicago Cuttin' Crew) get to Tokyo.
• » "That ain't Gatorade ..."
• » TheCycleStudio is having an event to benefit the National MS Society.
• » News flash: In 90 percent of bike-car crashes, the driver is at fault, including this grisly piece of negligence in Madison, Wis.
• » The 40+ 4/5 field of our state road race is filling up, with only 16 12 spots left as of this writing. Meanwhile, do not neglect the Sept. 19 Ronald Reagan Criterium in Dixon, which appears to be wanting for participants in its inaugural edition. Could be the perfect opener for the next day's cyclocross action.