10th Tour de Pier reunion pushes Manhattan Beach fundraiser past $10 million
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2530″ display=”masonry” ngg_triggers_display=”always”]by Kevin Cody The 10th Annual Manhattan Beach Tour de Pier resembled a reunion of friends as much as a cancer research fundraiser. Teams from previous years rode stationary spin cycles, lined up four rows deep in the parking lots on either side of the pier Sunday morning. The cycling began at 8 a.m. with Team Kory, Team Talia, and Team Los Angeles County Lifeguards occupying their usual spots just north of the Pier. Joining them was the 10-member Team Urban Community, which flew in from Salt Lake City for the event. On the south side of the pier, Team Suit Up!, from El Segundo, made its 10th consecutive appearance, dressed, as always, in suits and ties. Joining them, in dress considerably less formal, were the tatted Team Riders for Ronnie motorcyclists, and team Julie’s Angels, in pink tank tops. Manhattan Beach resident Jon Hirshberg came up with the idea of the Tour de Pier in 2013, after learning of a national spinning fundraiser that raised over $3 million in one day. Following the death of his father, Ronald, of pancreatic cancer in 1997, at age 54, Hirshberg and his stepmother Agi subsequently…
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