World class bike racing in a word class neighborhood
Professional and elite amateur competitive cycling returns to Elgin’s historic Northeast Neighborhood on Friday, July 28 through the Elgin Classic . Founded in 2017 as the Dennis Jurs Memorial Race, the race is part of the annual Intelligentsia Cup Chicago 10-day series, hosting cyclists from around the world. The race will again be held on the criterium-style (shorter) course introduced last year, and which received overwhelming positive feedback from spectators and racers alike. And race organizers are ex
The race continues to honor Dennis Jurs, an Elgin cyclist killed on a training ride 2015, but has been renamed the Elgin Classic , after a bike race that Dennis helped organize and lead. The name change reflects the growth and broadening appeal of our race as we foster not only support for an active, healthy lifestyle, but focus on cycling education and safety.