Race Preview

Dear Mountain Bikers,

Le Tour is over! It's a sad day for me, but at least I won't have to sneak in my EuroSport viewing every morning at work. I'm sure Bevan Brookfield's eyes swelled when they played God Save the Queen during the final podium ceremony. (How many among us wish they would have played the Sex Pistols version instead, or at least something by The Jam?)

We are having a taste of another future tour in our own parts with a race happening this weekend. Here is some more info on that race.

From the Race Organizers: 

The other morning I woke from a crazy dream,

What's flat and four-cornered, yet scenic and exciting? That would be the Monsters of the Midway Criterium, now in it's 22nd year on the beautiful Midway Plaisance by the historic University of Chicago campus.
Race director, Katie Mann, gives us the low-down on this South Side Staple!

This weekend there’s a wide open 4 corner crit on Saturday for the Tour of Champaign, a technical 8 corner crit on Sunday for the Illinois Cup Urbana Grand Prix and plenty of entertainment on Saturday night. Sounds like a good weekend to get downstate!

On Sunday, May 15th, local racers are treated to the Fox River Grove Criterium. A big thanks to Rob Curtis and the guys at Psimet Racing for saving this unique event after it was canceled by the original promoter. The Fox River Grove Challenge, as it was called before, was held for 5 years and has become a local favorite among certain racers.