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Charon Smith (Surf City Cyclery) muscles his way to victory at Manhattan Beach Grand Prix

July 10, 2012 by Sprint Finish Leave a Comment

This past weekend was the 51^st Annual Manhattan Beach GP, the longest running one day race in America. On the eve of the event I discovered my rear race wheel was flat and had no time to fix it, but thankfully Mike Faello had a spare set of race wheels for me. All he had to do was slap on the cassette, but that did not go as planned, which left me with no time to warm up and forced me to race on my training wheels. They didn’t have the best tires on them but sometimes you have to push through the distractions.

While waiting for the start I looked around saw everyone lined up. Monster Media/MRI showed up in their new pink outfits, and were getting a ton of praise before the race even started over the loud speaker. That pissed me off and got me more amped to do work. I was like what the heck? There are other good riders here and our team has been winning very often but anyway, we like being the dark horse every week. [Read more...]

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Cory Williams wins #MBGP

July 10, 2012 by Sprint Finish Leave a Comment

Before the race my brother and I came up with a plan. The plan was to sit back because we didn’t believe that any of the moves would stick. We wanted to save all of our energy for the end because most likely it was going to come down to a field sprint. As the race started, the attacks came and went but nothing looked promising, so we didn’t change our plan. At nine laps to go, I started to follow my brother CJ like we had planed. It wasn’t really difficult following him through the tiny wholes, except when he went extremely close to the barrier and a rider came right into me forcing me to run over the legs on the barriers. That didn’t stop me from focusing on winning. With one to go I told him to stay up front and be ready for the serge. Coming into the final corner we were right where we needed to be, in the front. Unexpectedly, someone attacked forcing me to abandon my lead out a little early causing me to start my sprint at 250 meters. I went into the U-turn too fast and I lost two positions because I had to use my brakes. When we finally straightened up I gave it all I had and ended up with the win.

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Manhattan Beach Grand Prix by Hiro Fujita 7-8-12

July 10, 2012 by Sprint Finish Leave a Comment

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Manhattan Beach Grand Prix by Mpu Dinani 7-8-12 RD-3

July 9, 2012 by Sprint Finish Leave a Comment

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Manhattan Beach Grand Prix by Mpu Dinani 7-8-12 RD-2

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Manhattan Beach Grand Prix by Mpu Dinani 7-8-12

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Manhattan Beach GP-Danny Munson

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Manhattan Beach Grand Prix Results(Images Soon). Like us on Facebook!

July 8, 2012 by Sprint Finish Leave a Comment

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Manhattan Beach Grand Prix (5) Years in review! Who’s next in the history books?

July 6, 2012 by Sprint Finish Leave a Comment

The Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix features nine races catering to all levels of USA Cycling (USAC) racers, as well as Cyclingillustrated.com as the main media outlet. Fan favorites include the kid’s races for children between the ages of two and 14, which begin at 12:10 p.m. and 1:10 p.m.; the Women’s Pro Race at 11:15 a.m.; Men’s Category 2 Race at 1:10 p.m. and the Men’s Pro National Racing Calendar (NRC) race at 2:10 p.m. Riding either a bicycle or a tricycle, kids compete for various medals and each participant receives an official race number, t-shirt, medal, goodie bag and Chevron toy car. Adult cyclists take on the challenging course in an effort to win a portion of the $21,500 in prize money being awarded that day and one of the coveted Grand Prix winners’ jerseys.
“For 51 years, the historic Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix has been providing world-class racing in a hometown atmosphere,” said Rod Spackman, Chevron’s Manager of Policy, Government and Public Affairs. “The event continues to cultivate a new generation of cycling enthusiasts in Southern California and we are honored that Chevron and the South Bay serves as its base of support.”