It all comes down to this!
August 29, 2027
Belvidere, IL
Join us east of Belvidere, IL for the Boone County Road Race. This is not just “a road race,” this is “the road race” in which the 2027 Mid American Road Champion is crowned. This course is fast and comes down to the ability of the breakaway.
This course is everything you would expect of America’s heartland. Long straight roads snapped to a grid with corn and soybean fields lining the way. Mother nature will be this races defining characteristic with wind from any direction creating the potential of echelons and breakaways. Will you be on the front driving trying to shatter the peloton or will you hide and stay fresh for an all out sprint at the finish.
The Boone County Road Race takes place on an 21 mile loop made up of county and township roads. All cross roads and corners will be patrolled by sheriff’s or course marshals to ensure rider safety. In addition to traffic control, the course will be marked with corrugated arrows to keep riders on course and caution signs notifying traffic that there is a bicycle race in progress. Select marshals will have a neutral bottles, basic bike tools, and 1st aid kits. In addition there will be roving course support to make sure all riders are cared for.
At the completion of the event there will be a cookout with food available for purchase with proceeds supporting the American Legion.
Race Start times:
9:00am - M&W CAT1/2, M CAT3
9:08am - M Masters 40+, 50+
9:16am - M CAT 4, M Masters 60+
9:24am - M CAT 5, Open, M Road Experience
9:32am - W CAT 3/4/5, W All Masters, W Road Experience, M&W Pre-Collegiate (U18)
Road Experience offers an accessible and welcoming introduction to road racing. It's perfect for riders who want to experience the thrill of a race-day, camaraderie fellow cyclists, and challenge themselves without the focus on results or performance.
Open is for competitive non USA Cycling racers and cyclist whose category is not listed.
Start times & distances are subject to change based on number of registrants. Fields may be split up or combined to balance field sizes. We aim for fields to have 50-125 riders.
Race Distances:
90 mi (4 laps)
- M Cat1/2
69 mi (3 laps)
- W Cat1/2
- M Cat3
- M Masters 40+, 50+
47 mi (2 laps)
- W Cat3/4/5
- M Cat4/5
- M Masters 60+
- W Masters 40+, 50+, 60+
- M&W Road Experience
- Open
25 mi (1 lap)
- M Pre-Collegiate (U18)
- W Pre-Collegiate (U18)
USA Cycling Rules apply at all times, including but not limited to:
3B1. Center Line. If a course is not closed to traffic, all competitors must keep to the right of the center line or enforcement line.
3B2. Rules of the Road. Riders shall, of their own responsibility, conform to all traffic regulations in force in the area where the race is held.
3B5. Taking pace or assistance from any outside means is forbidden, including holding on to a motor vehicle or taking pace from riders in a different race that is concurrently on the same course.
Illinois Bicycling Rules of the Road are available here.
Awards & Series Scoring:
Awards will start at around noon beginning with the 24 mile Pre-Collegiate (U18) podiums , followed by the USAC categories, culminating with Masters.
Podiums are top 3 for each race.
Mid American Road Championships scoring is by division. Results will be separated by division and scored based on finishing place. In addition $5 of each entry goes toward the Championship bonus*.
*-Excludes PreCollegiate
