An article of footwear (100, 1500, 2000), comprising: - an upper (105, 1505) configured to receive a foot of a wearer, the upper (105, 1505) including a first substantially inelastic portion (181, 1561), a second substantially inelastic portion (182, 1562) and a third substantially inelastic portion (183, 1563) arranged in a staggered configuration, and an elastic portion (145, 1545) extending between the first substantially inelastic portion (181, 1561), the second substantially inelastic portion (182, 1562) and the third substantially inelastic portion (183, 1563), the elastic portion (145, 1545) being fused to the first substantially inelastic portion (181, 1561), the second substantially inelastic portion (182, 1562) and the third substantially inelastic portion (183, 1563); - a first lace receiving member fixedly attached to the first substantially inelastic portion (181, 1561); - a second lace receiving member fixedly attached to the second substantially inelastic portion (182, 1562); - a third lace receiving member fixedly attached to the third substantially inelastic portion (183, 1563); - a sole structure fixedly attached to the upper (105, 1505); and - a motorized tensioning system (150, 2005) including a motorized tightening device and a tensile member extending through the lace receiving members (1551, 1552, 1553), wherein the tightening device is configured to apply tension in the tensile member to adjust the size of an internal void (135, 1535) defined by the article of footwear (100, 1500, 2000) by drawing the first substantially inelastic portion (181, 1561) of the upper (105, 1505) toward the second substantially inelastic portion (182, 1562) of the upper (105, 1505) such that the second substantially inelastic portion (182, 1562) is drawn toward an elastic portion of the upper (105, 1505) extending between the first substantially inelastic portion (181, 1561, 1810, 1910) and the third substantially inelastic portion (183, 1563), wherein the upper (105, 1505) is continuous, with the elastic portion (145, 1545) of the upper (105, 1505) disposed between the lace receiving members (1551, 1552, 1553). - an upper (105, 1505) configured to receive a foot of a wearer, the upper (105, 1505) including a first substantially inelastic portion (181, 1561), a second substantially inelastic portion (182, 1562) and a third substantially inelastic portion (183, 1563) arranged in a staggered configuration, and an elastic portion (145, 1545) extending between the first substantially inelastic portion (181, 1561), the second substantially inelastic portion (182, 1562) and the third substantially inelastic portion (183, 1563), the elastic portion (145, 1545) being fused to the first substantially inelastic portion (181, 1561), the second substantially inelastic portion (182, 1562) and the third substantially inelastic portion (183, 1563); - a first lace receiving member fixedly attached to the first substantially inelastic portion (181, 1561); - a second lace receiving member fixedly attached to the second substantially inelastic portion (182, 1562); - a third lace receiving member fixedly attached to the third substantially inelastic portion (183, 1563); - a sole structure fixedly attached to the upper (105, 1505); and - a motorized tensioning system (150, 2005) including a motorized tightening device and a tensile member extending through the lace receiving members (1551, 1552, 1553),