Hungry for ToAD?

Enjoy some ToAD for breakfast.

Kenda Pro Cycling just published their review of ToAD campain and here's some excellent video to watch  courtesy of mountnkleiner0210!

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Is it 'Cross yet? No!

No, there's no 'cross races yet, it's only August! I know that some of you are sneaking in some MTBing and cross racing doesn't begin in earnest until September, so you've still got time to practice your mounts and hops if it's not too hot. Let's take a look at what August has to offer on the road here in the midwest before we starting thinking much about mud. Indiana still has two criteriums and the Indiana State Road Race to race. In Illinois, the big money Tour of Elk Grove TT/RR/Criterium for the Pros kicks off the month along with a criterium down in Edwardsville. Also, the Illinois State Championships begin on the track in Northbrook. 

Over in Iowa, they have their state road race and TT championships in Iowa City and Des Moines has a criterium on the thirteenth. In Minnesota, their state track championships begin on the wooden velodrome in Blaine and on the road, the Tornen Heuval Kermesse happens in Avon on the 7th followed by the Minnesota state road race championship on the 14^th in Richmond. Across the pond, in Michigan, their state road race championships paired with a criterium up on Traverse City are held on the 13^th and 14^th. Don't forget the USAC Pro Criterium Championships in Grand Rapids on the 20^th, and on the 28^th you can still race a criterium in Birmingham. 

Here in Wisconsin, there are a pair of criteriums in Menasha on the 13^th and 14^th, followed by another in Fond Du Lac on the 20^th. Don't forget Race the Lake, the 90 mile race around Lake Winnebago on the 21st that offers $10,000 in prize money and a rare point-to-point racing experience.  


Don't forget that all the velodromes still have racing action in August so support their programs and check 'em out!
 
INDIANA
Warsaw Downtown Classic
Permit Number: 2011-2751
Race Value Level: D Event
08/06/2011
Warsaw, IN
Event Flyer
kcvcycling.org
Online Registration

IN State Road Race
Permit Number: 2011-538
Race Value Level: D Event
08/07/2011
Woodburn, IN
Event Flyer
www.menofsteelracing.com/races.html
Online Registration

Mass Ave Criterium  Event is not yet permitted
Please contact event promoter for info
Race Value Level: D Event
08/13/2011
Massachusetts Ave
Indianapolis, IN
www.mac.nuvo.net

Staybridge Suites Indiana Masters & Juniors Champi
Permit Number: 2011-1612
Race Value Level: D Event
08/14/2011
Indianapolis, IN
Event Flyer
www.planetadventurerace.com
Online Registration

ILLINOIS
Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove
Permit Number: 2011-1523
Race Value Level: Nrc1
08/05/2011 - 08/07/2011
225 Elk Grove Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL
Event Flyer
www.chicagoevents.com
Online Registration

Edwardsville Rotary Criterium
Permit Number: 2011-2335
Race Value Level: B Event
08/07/2011
Edwardsville, IL
Event Flyer
www.edwardsvillecriterium.com
Online Registration

2011 Illinois State Championships Points Race  Event is not yet permitted
Please contact event promoter for info
Race Value Level: State
08/11/2011
Northbrook, IL
www.northbrookvelodrome.org

2011 Illinois State Championships/Elite Qualifier
Permit Number: 2011-1010
Race Value Level: State
08/13/2011
Northbrook, IL
Event Flyer
www.northbrookvelodrome.org

XXX Racing Juniors Cyclocross Clinic
Permit Number: 2011-2467
Race Value Level:
08/15/2011
Chicago, IL
Event Flyer

Morton Community Bank Cycling Classic
Permit Number: 2011-1723
Race Value Level: D Event
08/20/2011
200 S. Main St
Morton, IL
Event Flyer
www.peoriabicycleclub.com
Online Registration

2011 Elaine Nekritz / Illinois State Championships  Event is not yet permitted
Please contact event promoter for info
Race Value Level: State
08/25/2011
Northbrook, IL
www.northbrookvelodrome.org

Iowa
Iowa State Road Race Championships
Permit Number: 2011-2739
Race Value Level: D Event
08/06/2011
Hoover Elementary School
West Branch, IA
Event Flyer
www.iowacitycycling.com
Online Registration

Chamois Time #5
Permit Number: 2011-1032
Race Value Level: E Event
08/10/2011
Iowa City, IA
Event Flyer
www.iowacitycyclingclub.com

East Village Criterium
Permit Number: 2011-2187
Race Value Level: D Event
08/13/2011
Des Moines, IA
Event Flyer
www.eastvillagecrit.com
Online Registration

Iowa State Time Trial Championships  Event is not yet permitted
Please contact event promoter for info
Race Value Level: State
08/21/2011
Nichols, IA
www.iowacitycycling.com

MICHIGAN
Michigan Junior Scratch and Points Track State Cha
Permit Number: 2011-2266
Race Value Level: D Event
08/05/2011
345 John R Rd
Rochester Hills, MI
Event Flyer
www.velodromeatbloomerpark.com
Online Registration

Hines Park Time Trial
Permit Number: 2011-2770
Race Value Level: E Event
08/07/2011
Westland, MI
Event Flyer

Cherry- Roubaix Criterium and State Championship R
Permit Number: 2011-1385
Race Value Level: D Event
08/13/2011 - 08/14/2011
Traverse City and Cedar -respectively, MI
Event Flyer
www.cherry-roubaix.com
Online Registration

GR Cycling Classic & USAC Pro Crit Nat Champ
Permit Number: 2011-176
Race Value Level: Uci
08/20/2011
Grand Rapids, MI
Event Flyer
www.GRCyclingClassic.com
Online Registration

Tour de Gaslight
Permit Number: 2011-2451
Race Value Level: D Event
08/21/2011
1351 Valley NW
East Grand Rapids, MI
Event Flyer
ridewestmichigan.com/tdg/

CXpreX-Ann Arbor
Event is not yet permitted
Please contact event promoter for info
Race Value Level:
08/25/2011 - 09/15/2011
338 Mulholland
Ann Arbor, MI

Birmingham Bike Festival Crit
Permit Number: 2011-1876
Race Value Level: C Event
08/28/2011
320 Martin
Birmingham, MI
Event Flyer
birminghambikefestival.com/Home_Page.html
Online Registration

2011 Michigan Masters Track Scratch & Points Champ  Event is not yet permitted
Please contact event promoter for info
Race Value Level: D Event
09/02/2011
345 John R Road
Rochester Hills, MI
www.velodromeatbloomerpark.com

MINNESOTA
Minnesota State Timed Events Championships
Permit Number: 2011-1360
Race Value Level: State
08/06/2011
1700-105th Ave. NE
Blaine, MN
Event Flyer
nscsports.org/velo

Toren Heuval Kermesse
Permit Number: 2011-2549
Race Value Level: E Event
08/07/2011
Avon, MN
Event Flyer
EndurancePromotions.com

2011 MN RR Championship
Permit Number: 2011-2648
Race Value Level: D Event
08/14/2011
Richmond, MN
Event Flyer
www.EndurancePromotions.com

Minnesota State Sprint Championships
Permit Number: 2011-1361
Race Value Level: State
08/15/2011
1700-105th Ave. NE
Blaine, MN
Event Flyer
nscsports.org/velo

The Grind
Permit Number: 2011-2882
Race Value Level: D Event
08/19/2011 - 08/20/2011
Blaine, MN
Event Flyer

Minnesota Track Omnium State Championship
Permit Number: 2011-1363
Race Value Level: State
08/27/2011
1700-105th Ave. NE
Blaine, MN
Event Flyer
nscsports.org/velo

WISCONSIN
N.E.W. Wheelers Weekend Presents the Otto Grunski
Permit Number: 2011-2643
Race Value Level: D Event
08/13/2011 - 08/14/2011
Jefferson Park
Menasha, WI
Event Flyer

Road Cycling Skills Weekly Practice Sessions
Permit Number: 2011-2771
Race Value Level:
08/17/2011 - 08/31/2011
Fox Point, WI
Event Flyer
cyclingskillscoaching.com/events/
Online Registration

Attitude sports criterium
Event is not yet permitted
Please contact event promoter for info
Race Value Level: D Event
08/20/2011
Fond du lac, WI

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Cheque Please!

After seeing this photo of Julie Phelps (Big Ring Flyers) holding up the check she won at Superweek, I decided to post some images of other riders holding up the checks that they earned.

$HOW ME THE MONEY$!

  

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A view from the other side ...

So, what does it mean to foreign riders when they come over here to race Superweek? Here's a screenshot of Laurent Beuret's web page (second place overall) It also has a link to Peloton-Pix's Downer Avenue video:

 

Here is the page of Andreas Mueller, an Austrian Six Day star,  who raced here in 2010. 

Note the photo gallery (yes, Brad Sohner .. your photo is in there):

 and it's a little hard to follow them on Facebook because it's all written in Mandarin, but Action
Cycling Team of overall winner Feng Chun-Kai had tons of photos and comments about Superweek:

Now, I'm using Superweek as an example, but there are often many things in your own backyard worthy of being grateful for. Never forget to stop once in a while to smell the roses. .

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Loose ends ...

Random news bits.

IS Corp fielded a team in The Tour de l’Abitibi which is an UCI sanctioned international stage race for junior men 17 and 18 years old held in Amos, Quebec. National teams, regional teams, and club teams will compete in the largest stage race for juniors in North America, if not the world.

The team consisted of:

2011 ISCorp l’Abitibi Team

Kaleb Koch (17) Glenview, IL 2011 US Junior Olympic Sprint National Champion

Kevin Lindlau (17) Waukesha, WI

Vance Fletcher (18) Chariton, IA

Leif Byrge-Leibig (18) Menomonee Falls, WI

Paul Kumm (18) Wausau, WI

Nathan Labecki (17) Milwaukee, WI

2011 ISCorp l’Abitibi Personnel Support Staff

Lowell Kellogg (Director Sportif) Menomonee Falls, WI

Joe Cieszynski (Soigneur) Wauwatosa, WI

Josh Hanson (Mechanic) Green Bay, WI

Read more about their adventure on: SKIDMARK

Kaitlin Antonneau and Ashley James recently competed in France at the Tour de Bretagne Feminin and the Tour du Limousin. Velonews had a short write up stating:

Ashley James (Team Kenda p/b GearGrinder) also finished well, placing fifth in the Young Rider Classification with her top finish coming stage 2′s individual time trial. 

Kaitlin Antonneau (Peanut Butter & CoTwenty12) and Kendall Ryan (Team TIBCO to the Top) also helped the U.S. National Team finish 7th in the Teams Classification. 

 

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Re: US Steel / Chicago Velocampus

I was curious about the old US Steel site where Chicago Velocampus is building their new velodrome. I found this site that gives a brief history of the 'south works' site.

The site reads:

The story of the South Works reads as a microcosm of the rust belt. First opened in 1882 as the North Chicago Railway Mill Company, the mill went through several name changes before becoming the U.S. Steel South Works. The placement of the steel mill at the mouth of the Calumet River at Lake Michigan made for easy transport of goods and raw materials. The neighborhood that developed around the mill, South Chicago, was filled with immigrants of all types who came to the area for the well-paying jobs at the mill. However, the prosperity did not last forever, and due mainly to market forces affecting the entire United States steel industry, the South Works began a long period of downsizing beginning in the 1970s. Finally, on April 10, 1992, the doors closed for good. The mill that once produced steel beams for most of Chicago’s skyscrapers and jobs for thousands of area residents was now gone, and with it went the prosperity of South Chicago. With each round of job cuts at the mill, the neighborhood had become more and more economically depressed. Once the South Works closed, South Chicago spiraled into major decay, a trend that has yet to be reversed.

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Chicago Velocampus

At 8615 South Burley Avenue, Chicago, a new era is starting, or perhaps  it could be stated that an old era is being revived.



The temporary 166 meter track is going up quickly now, won't be long before someone gets to be the first to put wheels to the boards. A 'bubble' is planned to be installed over this temporary track for this winter. The permanent 250 meter track will be indoors.

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Track Racing!

We're baaaaack! Did you miss us? Hey, this past Tuesday, Peloton Star went down to the Washington Park Velodrome in Kenosha to watch the 150 lap points race. 150 laps with a sprint for points every 5 laps. That will make the 50k go by quickly! According to Len Cabaltera on FaceBook:
Great Night in Kenosha with the 150 lap Bob Pfarr. Teamwork prevailed as John Tomlinson of Chemstar won for his second time time. Second Place was David Moyer of XXX Racing and Alex Wielser of Chemstar in third. Race time for 150 laps was 1:06.

Among the approximately 24 starters, two women also competed in the race - Stacy Appelwick (ABD) and Samantha Schneider (TIBCO). Spectators on the field numbered around 200 according to the track announcer, so it was a good night of racing. Check out the video:



Racing continues at the Ed Rudolph Velodrome in Northbrook, IL (schedule) and construction of the 166 meter track at the Chicago Velocampus is coming along nicely. One of only two new velodromes currently in construction in the United States. Support your local track program!

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