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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Intelligentsia Cup – William Blair Grand Prix The William Blair Grand Prix at Goose Island Beer Co. serves as finale of 10-day racing series Premier global financial services firm William Blair is returning as a sponsor of the Intelligentsia Cup, a 10-day pro/amateur bicycle racing series in and around Chicago. The William Blair Grand Prix […]
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July 9, 2019 – Chrome Industries is taking over the title sponsorship of the fixed gear categories at the 2019 Intelligentsia Cup series, naming them the Chrome Coveted Crit. The race categories, Open and WTF, will feature an equal cash prize purse, and the race winners will receive a custom Chrome bag, as well as […]
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