Scratch Race State Championships Featuring DeLanghe and Neimanas Trophy Races p/b PACT Cycling

The PACT Cycling Team was formed in 2007. The purpose of the PACT Cycling Team is to promote amateur bicycle racing competition in Chicagoland area. The PACT Cycling Team has members from various nationalities and skill levels. PACT’s goals are to encourage cyclists to become involved in competitive level training and racing, promote bike races in the Chicagoland area, road races, criteriums, and time trials, motivate experienced riders stay involved, and enjoy racing for fun, for health, and for life.

Greta Neimanas is a two-time Paralympian, two-time World Champion, and lifetime member of xXx Racing-Athletico. Greta started with xXx in 2005 and raced with the team through for five years before joining a pro team (Peanut Butter and Co., Twenty 12, now called Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 Pro Cycling). Greta made the World’s Team in 2006 and lived/trained at the U.S. Olympic/Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for six years, winning numerous medals at various championships between 2006 and 2015. In 2013 she won the Time Trial World Championship and in 2015 won the Scratch Race World Championship by gaining a lap on the field. She eagerly hopes that someone takes a lap to win this race. Greta currently coaches road cycling for the U.S. Navy Wounded Warrior Program and at U.S Paralympic development camps.

Roger DeLanghe is an icon of the Midwest race scene. Since his emigration from Belgium years ago, Roger worked tirelessly to promote bike racing throughout the region, culminating in the addition of the Quad Cities Criterium to the USAC National Racing Calendar. The Roger DeLanghe Trophy Race is a premier salute. Brutally fast, this 50-lap Scratch Race pays the top 25 riders and offers the largest total purse of the season, brought to us by PACT. Crowd favorites are the 4-place midway prime - bell at 26 laps and the 2-place gambler prime - bell at 2 laps to go. The DeLanghe Lion listing was created to honor racers who return year after year to compete. Points are assigned by placing, and consistency is awarded to those able to maintain or improve their placing.