Guest Content: Old Superweek Programs

John Pringle of Waukesha sends in these vintage Superweek race schedules as well as some other program scans:




"Finally got around to looking through the programs. Here are the race schedules for those years. Didn't include the lower categories unless they were the only races on those days."

1982 Superweek Schedule (from program)

'Superweek' - The Milwaukee Classic

Presented by Budweiser Light

July 12 - 18, 1982

(distances are for Pro, 1-2 unless noted)

Highlights

Monday, July 12    - Saylesville Road Race (70 miles)

Tuesday, July 13   - Grant Park Road Race (100 km)

Wednesday, July 14 - South Shore Criterium (48 km)

Thursday, July 15  - Holy Hill Road Race (Monches old course) (135 km)

Friday, July 16      - PAC Prestige Classic (100 km)

Saturday, July 17  - Milwaukee Lake Park Classic (short course) (45 km)

Saturday, July 17  - Great Downer Avenue Bike Race (78 km)

Sunday, July 18    - Milwaukee Road Classic (lakefront Natz course) (40 miles)

Sunday, July 18    - East Town Bastille Day Race (45 miles)

Also listed:

Labor Day Weekend Gand Prix of Cycling:

Saturday, September 4 - Milwaukee Lakefront

Sunday, September 5 - Downtown Lake Geneva

Monday, September 6 - Chicago's Michigan Boulevard

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1983 Superweek Schedule (from program)

Milwaukee Sentinel Cycling Classic

July 10 - 17, 1983

Sunday, July 10     - Grand Avenue Grand Prix (45 miles - pro, 1-2)

Sunday, July 10     - County Stadium (40 miles - jr, 30 miles - cat 4)

Monday, July 11     - Milwaukee Road Classic (lakefront Natz course) 60 miles)

Tuesday, July 12    - Saylesville Road Race (70 miles - jr, 50 miles cat 3-4)

Wednesday, July 13  - South Shore Criterium (35 miles)

Thursday, July 14   - Holy Hill Road Race (96 miles)

Friday, July 15       - PAC Gran Prix (100 km)

Saturday, July 16   - Milwaukee Lake Park Classic (short course) (48 miles)

Saturday, July 16   - Great Downer Avenue Bike Race (78 km)

Sunday, July 17     - Summerfest Gran Prix (50 miles - jr, no Pro 1-2)

Sunday, July 17     - East Town Bastille Day Race (45 miles)

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ToAD 2012, Lemieux Gets First Win

WISCONSIN: Wauwatosa - The Tour of America's Dairyland has announced the venues for this year's series:

"Wauwatosa, Wis. – Event promoter Midwest Cycling Series, LLC, has announced the 2012 schedule for the Tour of America’s Dairyland presented by Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board ("ToAD"). The omnium competition will travel throughout 11 Wisconsin communities, June 21 - July 1, and include four dates on the USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar ("NCC").

• Thursday, June 21
  Shorewood Criterium Cycling Classic (Pro Men and Pro Women races only)
• Friday, June 22
  East Troy Cycling Classic (Criterium)
• Saturday, June 23
  Giro d' Grafton (Criterium)
• Sunday, June 24
  Waukesha Carl Zach Cycling Classic (Criterium)
• Monday, June 25
  Greenbush Road Race
• Tuesday, June 26
  Schlitz Park Criterium (Downtown Milwaukee)
• Wednesday, June 27
  Town of Erin Road Race
• Thursday, June 28 (NCC Event)
  Sheboygan Harbor Centre Bike Race
• Friday, June 29 (NCC Event)
  Fond du Lac Gran Prix (Criterium)
• Saturday, June 30 (NCC Event)
  Downer Classic (Milwaukee's Eastside)
• Sunday, July 1 (NCC Event)
  Madison Criterium

Advance online registration is expected to open in early March for Tour of America's Dairyland, now the largest competitive cycling event in the United States, based on USA Cycling registration statistics."

Photo: KPC

FLORIDA: Gainsville - Gator Criterium - Pat Lemieux (Kenda Pro Cycling) of St. Paul, MN picked up his first victory of 2012 by winning Sunday's criterium in Gainsville, FL. Full results not available at this time.

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A New Season Begins

Photo: John Wilke

It used to be that racing typically began in April, when it really did feel like spring, perhaps at the UW-Parkside races, and was pretty much done by September when many riders headed back to school. The 2011 cycling season, however, was one of the longest seasons in recent memory with the first road races held back in March and the last cyclocross events not wrapping up until December 31st, or even later depending on what level you raced at.

Top news at the end of the 2011 season was Alyssa Severn's (CyclocrossRacing.Com) second place in the 30 - 34 age group at the Master's World Championships in Louisville (RESULTS) and of course Kaitlin Antonneau's (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) 26th place in the Elite World Championships held in Belgium on January 29th. (RESULTS) With that result, Antonneau finished up the season with a ranking of  17th with a total of 587 UCI points. (RESULTS)

But that was then, and now is now, and for a few Midwestern riders the 2012 road season has already begun! There certainly aren't many local races but if you are really itching to toe the line you could do so at the Frosty Toes Road Race in Ohio on Februrary 25th, the Iowa Spring Classic in Iowa City on March 10th, the Gaper's Block Criteriums in Chicago on March 26th - 29th, or the Great Dane Spring Criterium #1 on April 15th in Madison, WI.

Photo: Kenda Pro Cycling

If you're out to make a living at this game, however, you've got to follow the sun, and that's where we find Chad Hartley and Cole House, stealing the top podium spots in Arizona's McD
owell Mtn. Circuit Race this past Saturday.














On the ladies side, Samantha Schneider is finding the ultimate sun racing for Team USA in the Ladies Tour of Qatar, placing 48th overall and was the second best American finisher!

Photo: Joe Roop

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