What a difference a year does (and sometime does not) make. Twelve months ago we were scratching our collective heads, wondering what the future would bring, both for bike racing and the world as a whole. Fast-forward to now and a lot has changed. While we are still faced with levels of uncertainty, the latest […]
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Borah Teamwear, a leading custom sports apparel company based in Southwestern Wisconsin, will supply the Intelligentsia Cup series with the coveted custom winner’s jerseys for the next three years. Winners of each category across the 10 days of the racing will earn a custom Borah Teamwear OTW Spark jersey, the top-line racing jersey. “Borah Teamwear […]
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We are sorry to announce that the 2020 edition of the Intelligentsia Cup is canceled due to COVID-19. This decision was not taken lightly and included input from venue partners, local municipalities, sponsors and riders. Ultimately, the safety of our participants, spectators, volunteers, staff and the residents of the communities that welcome us every year […]
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First and foremost, we hope all is well with you and your families. For any of you on the front lines of this crisis, we applaud you from our various homes where we are practicing social distancing and other best practices to aid your efforts. 2020 Survey As is the case for many organizations at […]
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The Intelligentsia Cup is back for 2020 with ten continuous days of pro/am road racing around Chicagoland, July 17-26. A huge increase in ridership in 2019 made the Intelli Cup the largest road racing series in all of USA Cycling, and we’ve got more great racing coming this year. All of our 2019 venues are […]
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Record-setting numbers across 10-day racing series The 2019 Intelligentsia Cup pro/am bicycle racing series, in its eighth year and seventh as a multi-day series, saw record ridership with more than 5,300 entries across ten days – making for a 17% increase in total ridership from the previous year. In addition to the total increase, there […]
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