ICA Meeting

I had a BLAST at the Tour of Galena this weekend! I know all who went to out there did as well. 

In other news the ICA meeting is canceled for tomorrow! We will convene in July.

ICA meetings are on the second Saturday of the month and will run through at least April so this Saturday is the next meeting.  The standard location is the Lisle Police Station at 5040 Lincoln Avenue in Lisle, IL.  This location is about four blocks from the Lisle Metra Station to help those who rely on public transportation.  The Meeting time is 12:00 noon.

The ICA will host the first fall meeting of 2009 on Saturday, October 31 at 10:00am.  The location is the Lisle Police Station.  After the meeting, we'll head over to a nearby pizza place and enjoy some food and social time.  Agenda to come soon.

The 2009 edition of Superweek is underway and it should be much better than before. Back in February, representatives of the Illinois Cycling Association met with representatives of the Wisconsin Cycling Association and Breakaway Event Productions, the promoters of Superweek. Our goal coming out of that meeting was simply in insure that things run as smoothly as possible for 2009. What we all want is a fantastic series that elevates the sport of competitive cycling and provides an enjoyable experience for everyone.

Due to lack of pre registration interest, the juniors races scheduled for 9:25am July 12 at the Tour de Champaign South Campus will be canceled.  Instead a seond day of racing for Category 5 will be able to  register for the July 12 races and can do so on July 11 or on race day without a late registration fee.  The new race will be 30 minutes plus 3 laps.  All other races will remain as scheduled.

The first of six Soldier Field Cycling Series happened last night and was an overall success.  The category 4/5 fields was sold out and in the Pro 1-2 race, Ara Oggoian from Bicycle Heaven took the win in a strong and determined field that saw a six-man break that at one point had about a half lap lead, but  got caught with just a few laps to go.

This weekend brings two back-to-back Illinois Cup races .  To make things really rewarding, the winners of every race will win free entries to Superweek. The winners of the Pro 1-2 Men and Womens races will win five free entries to Superweek races.  The winners of every other race will win two free entries to Superweek races.  If there are any combined category races, only the overall winner wins the Superweek prizes. 

The Soldier Field Cycling Series starts on Wednesday June 17, 2009 and will continue every other Wednesday through August 26, 2009.  This series is open to all level of riders and focuses on development and junior racing.

Sunday, June 14, 2009 is the date for the Illinois State Junior Track Championship and National Qualifier. This event is sponsored by XXX Racing. For more information, visit the Ed Rudolph Velodrome, or the flyer.