Road Racing
is Back!
August 30, 2026
Belvidere, IL
Join us east of Belvidere, IL for the Boone County Road Race. This will be a joint USAC Road Race State Championship for both Illinois and Wisconsin. This title hasn't been awarded in Illinois for almost ten years—don't miss your chance to claim it. The races are open to all riders from any state, of all ability levels over the age of 18.
Illinois & Wisconsin will each crown Male & Female Champions in the following 6 categories:
Cat 1
Cat 2
Cat 3
Masters 40+
Masters 50+
Masters 60+
This means 24 state champions will be crowned!
How will you know who you are racing?
+ Each Category will have it’s own 100’s
- Cat 1 - 100-199, Cat 2 - 200-299…
+ Riders racing for an Illinois State Championship will receive Orange numbers paying homage to the Chicago Bears & University of Illinois.
+ Riders racing for a Wisconsin State Championship will receive Green numbers paying homage to the Green Bay Packers & Milwaukee Bucks.
+ All other riders will receive white numbers.
The current schedule will be as follows:
9:00am - M CAT1/2 - 90 miles (4 laps)
9:06am - M CAT 3 - 69 miles (3 laps)
9:12am - M Masters - 69 miles (3 laps)
9:18am - M CAT 4/5 - 47 miles (2 laps)
9:24am - W CAT 1/2/3 - 69 miles (3 laps)
9:30am - W Masters & CAT3/4/5 - 47 miles (2 laps)
9:36am - Open** - 25 & 47 miles (1 & 2 laps)
Start times & distances are subject to change based on number of registrants. Fields may be split up or combined based on attendance.
If there is a case that field (s) need to be added the 47 mile & shorter events will start around 7:30am and the longer events will roll around 9:00am.
*- in the case of a lack of riders in:
Masters 60+ then Masters 60+ will combine with Masters 50+
Masters 50+ then Masters 50+ will combine with Masters 40+
Masters 40+ then Masters 40+ riders will ride in the category specified on their USAC license
CAT3 then CAT3 will combine with CAT1/2
**- Open field intended for non USA Cycling riders alongside USAC non-binary & transgender cyclist.
To be eligible to be an Illinois or Wisconsin state champion, USA Cycling & Illinois Cycling Eligibility Regulations stand.
1) There must be at least 5 riders in the classification from your state.*
2) To be eligible for a State Championship jersey and medal, a rider must hold a current USA Cycling annual license and reside in the state as shown on the rider’s USA Cycling annual license.
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.
