Tour of Elk Grove

Tour of Elk Grove
Race details
Date	August (Annually)
Region	Elk Grove Village, IL United States
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI America Tour 2.1
Type	Stage race
Organiser	Special Events Management
Race director	Craig Johnson
Web site	www.tourofelkgrove.com
History
First edition	2006
Editions	8 (2013)
Most recent	Elia Viviani (ITA)

The Tour of Elk Grove was an annual bicycle race held in Elk Grove Village, IL in the United States. First staged in 2006, the race covered more than 277 kilometers (172 Miles) and took place over three days.^[1] The event featured 16 professional and amateur races along with performances by local bands following the races.

History

Established in 2006 as only a two-stage race, The Tour of Elk Grove was created to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the creation of Elk Grove Village, IL. The race then became an annual event and being added to the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar. In 2012 the race was designated a 2.1 rating by the Union Cycliste Internationale for the race in August, 2012.^[2] The event also included a Pro Women Multi-Stage Race and several local charitable races.

In 2013, Mayor Craig Johnson announced the race will cease operations due to a scheduling conflict with USA Cycling and the Union Cycliste Internationale. "It's not going to deter what we want to do," said David Simmons, president of Friends of Cycling in Elk Grove. "As much as we enjoyed the weekend and the way it helped us raise the knowledge of cycling and advocacy, we're not going to stop working toward our goal, which is to get people out riding their bikes."^[3]

Past winners

Men

Year	Country	Rider	Team
2006	Australia	Hilton Clarke	Navigators Cycling Team
2007	Australia	Nathan O'Neill	Health Net-Maxxis
2008	Canada	David Veilleux	Kelly Benefit Strategies
2009	Australia	Karl Menzies	OUCH-Maxxis
2010	Australia	Jonathan Cantwell	Fly V Australia
2011	Cuba	Luis Amarán	Jamis-Sutter Home
2012	Canada	François Parisien	SpiderTech–C10
2013	Italy	Elia Viviani	Cannondale