Make your MARC in 2027!
3 Races
1 Championship
June 13, 2027
Elk Country Road Race
Elkhorn, WI
July 18, 2027
Power House Road Race
Stillman Valley, IL
August 29, 2027
Boone County Road Race
Belvidere, IL
ROAD IS BACK! There is few images in sport that hold a captivate an audience the way a peloton racing along an open does. It is true pageantry in motion and in 2027 you will be part of it!
The 2027 Mid American Road Championships brings road cycling back to the midwest on 3 expansive courses. The terrain will vary from the sharp Kettles in Wisconsin by glaciers 10,000 years ago to the classic lightly farmland that covers most of the middle America. Each course features quiet country roads that will allow road tactics to unfold.
Over the course of the 3 races riders will compete race for coveted points striving to be named Mid American Road Champion at the Boone County Road Race in August. The only question becomes, do you have the legs to do it?
Divisions that will be crowned include:
Women’s:
Category 1, 2, 3, 4
Pre-Collegiate (U18)
Masters 40+, 50+, & 60+
Men’s:
Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Pre-Collegiate (U18)
Masters 40+, 50+, & 60+
Tie breakers:
1) # of events scored
2) Best Finish
3) Finish at Boone County Road Race
Categories may be combined based on participation.
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.
American Legion will be serving food at the finish. All riders have a post race meal included in their registration. The American Legion will serving:
Burgers & Chips
Hot Dogs & Chips
Mediterranean Sandwich & Chips (Vegetarian & Gluten Free)
Additional food will be available for purchase (Cash Only). Donations Welcome.
