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Spotlight: Sunday, July 14 Chevron MB Grand Prix A single day road cycling race founded by local legend Ted Ernst and the South Bay Wheelmen back in 1962. Start/Finish at Joslyn Center, Live Oak Park, 1901 N. Valley Dr., Manhattan Beach. 7 a.m. Online registration: bikereg.com/mbgp. Livestream: LACrits.com. Manhattan Mile race The Manhattan Mile is…
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Spotlight Chevron Manhattan Grand Prix The Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix, one of the oldest professional bicycling races in the country, takes place Sunday, July 24. Local racing legend Ted Ernst and the South Bay Wheelmen founded the race in 1962, the year he opened Ted’s Manhattan Cycles. Chevron has been the title sponsor for…
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A few years ago, while watching someone ride away from a bike shop on a new purchase, Jim Hannon had a surprising thought. Hannon is a retired engineer and member of the board of directors of the South Bay Bicycle Coalition. “We all know that in high school, kids are eager to get their license.…
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On Sunday, over 100 kids sprinted down Valley Drive in front of Live Oak Park, cheered on by their parents, many of whom remembered Ted Ernst, now 87, whistling the start for them.
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by Jared Flippen More than 300 cyclists and runners from across the country and the globe gathered for the 57th annual Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix held Sunday. Cyclists zipped through the Manhattan Beach streets of Valley and Ardmore Drive, past residents who set up barbeques and lemonade stands for makeshift viewing parties. New this…
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1.3-mile course begins across from Live Oak Park
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The 56th Annual Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix returns on Sunday, July 30 but with a new twist. The 1.3-mile course on Valley Drive and Ardmore Avenue, which starts and finishes at Live Oak Park, will be raced counter-clockwise instead of the usual clockwise direction. “Over the last few years, many riders suggested we reverse…
Read MoreFor years, cyclists competing in the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix (MBGP) have jockeyed for position on the final hill on Ardmore Avenue before entering the final tight turn at 15th Street that led to a short straightaway to the finish line. This year, the 1.3-mile course will take on a new look. The course is…
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The 55-year-old Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix is the nation’s second-oldest, one-day bicycle race for elite cyclists. Over the years the races have also included popular kids races. Missing, however, has been a race for teenagers. That has changed this year. New to the MBGP, which takes place Sunday, will be a 50-minute race for…
Read MoreThe Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix, which celebrates its 55th year on Sunday, Aug. 7, is considered one of the more “technical” courses on the USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar (NCC). The 1.3-mile course, in front of Live Oak Park, is shaped like a bent paperclip. It runs north on Valley to Pacific and south…
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Ed Nelson’s fellow lifeguards, fellow members of the South Bay Wheelmen and fellow Los Angeles Peninsula Swimmers held an early morning “Weed Wackers” bike ride ride and then swam and paddled out at Torrance Beach for a scattering of his ashes in the sea.
Read MoreChevron Grand Prix faster with age The Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix is one of the nation’s longest running bike races. It was founded by local cycling legend Ted Ernst in 1952. This year’s 54th…
Read MoreThe Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix is one of the nation’s longest running bike races. It was founded by local cycling legend Ted Ernst in 1952. This year’s 54th running of the race takes place Sunday, June 7. The course is considered one of the more technical courses on the USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar…
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