» Chris Horner, prodigious eater of hamburgers and Radio Shack’s GC contender in the Tour de France, will speak at Vision Quest in Highland Park tonight. RSVP is required, and fewer than 50 of the 250 spots remain.
» ABR’s state criterium championships will be in Wood Dale on Sunday, Aug. 8. (It was briefly moved to the 15th in an attempt to accommodate masters nationals but had to be moved back.)
» ABD has a flier for the Winfield criterium weekend, including a fun, climber-friendly twilight course on Saturday and ABR’s national championships on Sunday.
» The flier for the Ronald Reagan Criterium is out. (Don’t let the name fool you, my urban, pinko-liberal friends. This is a fun end-of-season race.)
» The South Chicago Wheelmen take their show on the road — literally — next Tuesday, Aug. 2, when the Matteson races move to the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet. $20 for the evening of racing.
» Top cyclocross star Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly; Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com) is leading a clinic on Sunday, Aug. 15 with Illinois Tech and Randy Warren (XXX Racing-AthletiCo). There are both beginner and advanced sessions.
» Trackies are reporting some incredible speeds from last night’s prestigious Bob Pfarr Classic in Kenosha, Wis., won by Chad Hartley (Kenda) with Dave Moyer (XXX Racing-AthletiCo) in 2nd.
» Nick Gierman (Burnham Racing) won the P/1/2/3’s at this weekend’s Indiana state road race championships in Woodburn, Ind.
» The Northbrook Velodrome is hosting a duathlon for children this Saturday, July 30.
» Results are up for the this weekend’s Allvoi Cup, which survived the weather and drew some top talent.
» Announcer and former U.S. Postal rider Kenny Labbé looks back at the history of our national criterium championships.
» The New York Times discovers some of the great riding around Madison, Wis..
» Y’ever fantasize about catching a bike thief red-handed?