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2026 CAMBr Chicagoland Race Series Powered by SRAM

Name: 2026 CAMBr Chicagoland Race Series Powered by SRAM
Start: 2026-07-26T14:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-08-23T05:00:00.000Z
Location: Carpentersville-Hoffman Estates-Willow Springs, IL

Overview

5K · 5 mi · 10K · 10 mi · 20 mi · 15 mi · 0.5 mi · 8 mi · 12 mi · 30 mi

Jul 26, 2026 • 9:00 AM CDTCarpentersville-Hoffman Estates-Willow Springs, Illinois, US

On our calendar since Apr 2019

Illinois 5K

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Welcome to the 2026 CAMBr Chicagoland Race Series Powered by SRAM

There are some big changes for 2026!

Paul Douglas Pursuit is now a 3, 6, and 9-hour relay/endurance format, with participants able to choose from individual, duo, and quad team options.

Shirt orders are now being processed through our third-party vendor and will be shipped direct to your address. Please note, there is a cut-off date for orders of May 20. We will have very limited quantities of shirts for sale at the races.

Raceway Rally and Palos Meltdown retain their traditional formats.

Special categories (Rally and Meltdown only)
Single Speed category - Novice, Sport, Comp, and Expert
Fat Bike category - Novice, Sport, and Comp
Clydesdale category (over 220 lbs) - Sport

Your age category is your age on December 31, 2026 - not your age on race day.

Registration opens April 1, 2026. We have fixed the prices for several years. Prices do go up two weeks before each race ($55 - Novice through Expert), and again two days before each race ($65 - Novice through Expert).

Women's races - use code Womensave25 at checkout for a 25% discount!

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