The Illinois Cup is a season-long competition to crown the best road cyclist in Illinois and the surrounding area. Will a few top performances claim the title, or can a solid and consistent rider walk away as the champion?
2025 Calendar:
- April 26 – Monsters of the Midway (Chicago, IL)
- April 27 – Battle on the Border (Kenosha, WI)
- May 10 – Muskego Park Criterium (Muskego, WI)
- May 25 – Quad Cities Criterium (Davenport, IA)
- June 7 – Elmhurst Cycling Classic (Elmhurst, IL)
- June 8 – Cobb Park Criterium (Kankakee, IL)
- August 16 – Edwardsville Rotary Criterium (Edwardsville, IL)
The Masters and Juniors age categories have been updated for 2025. This change has been made to better align with existing races in the region and at the national level. We will continue to evaluate these categories for 2026 and beyond.
Your Illinois Cup result will be the total of the points earned in your best six (6) races. All 2024 Illinois Cup winners are eligible for one free entry in each event – contact the race director through BikeReg to secure your entry.
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2025 Illinois Cup Categories:
Elite Men and Elite Women
Category 1/2
Category 3
Category 4
Masters Men* and Masters Women*
Age 40-49
Age 50-59
Age 60+
Junior Boys and Junior Girls
Age 9-12
Age 13-14
Age 15-18
*Masters Cat 4/5 will be scored separately for the Illinois Cup.
2024 Illinois Cup Champions:
- Jr Girls 9-10: Clare Rose
- Jr Boys 9-10: Graham Linquist, WI – Kenosha Velosport Cycling
- Jr Girls 11-12: Brooklyn Becker, WI – Kenosha Velosport Cycling
- Jr Boys 11-12: Liam Chentnik, WI – Kenosha Velosport Cycling
- Jr Girls 13-14: Anna Pearlman, IL – The Pony Shop
- Jr Boys 13-14: Luke Wagliardo, IL – The Pony Shop
- Jr Girls 15-16: Layla Jones, WI – Stoic
- Jr Boys 15-16: George Swinand, IL – The Pony Shop
- Jr Girls 17-18: Emily Hagedorn, IL – Bike Surgeon Cycling Team p/b Korte Company
- Jr Boys 17-18: Matthew Hancock, IL Boys 17-18:
- Women 4: Brenda Bylaitis, IL – PSIMET Racing
- Men 4: Haylan Engdahl, IL – Team Wisconsin Cycling
- Women 3: Anna Affias, IL
- Men 3: Jake Zyromski, IN – Nine13sports p/b singletoncoach
- Women Masters 35-44: Anna Affias, IL
- Women Masters 45-54: Brenda Bylaitis, IL – PSIMET Racing
- Women Masters 55+: Leah Sanda, IL – PSIMET Racing
- Men Masters 35-44: Michael Lanyon, IL – 606 Racing
- Men Masters 45-54: Carl Norris, IL – 606 Racing
- Men Masters 55+: Siegfried Froelich, IL
- Women 1/2: Katie Isermann Cavoto, IL – PSIMET Racing
- Men 1/2: Michael Lanyon, IL – 606 Racing
Previous Illinois Cup Results