News and links 9-10-08

• Beverly Bike/Vee Pak holds cyclocross practices every Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm. I exchanged e-mails with somebody in their team, and he told me that the practices are open to everyone ("The more the merrier.") The course is not far from the expressway

  "We meet at the Dan Ryan Woods Forest Preserve on 87th just west of Damen."

  and it sounds like fun

  "We have created a challenging technical course including barriers, off camber sections, asphalt and a nearly 60 foot climb."

  If you have questions, e-mail them to beverlybike_veepak@yahoo.com.

• The Chainlink is an open network of Chicago cyclists. Check it out and join! The content is mostly related to commuting and recreational riding. Who's gonna start a similar network for Chicago racers? It's really easy with Ning. (Hat tip to K, from Spidermonkey.)
  
  
• If you ever have a traffic accident while riding your bike, contact the law offices of James Freeman:

  The Law Offices of James Freeman
  120 S. State Street, Suite 200
  Chicago, Illinois 60603
  (312) 629-1901
  Fax (800) 619-7319

  He specializes in bike-related accidents. He can usually do something even in hit-and-run cases. Visit his blog.
  
  
• Reports from the ABD TTT championships: Tamara (W-3, XXX), Brian Morrissey (M-4, XXX) and Jeff Holland (M-3, XXX), and Debbie Dust, who writes a review of her teammates' TTT.
  
  
• Report from Junior Nationals by Jessica Prinner (W-3, ABD). She placed third in the ITT and second in the criterium.