Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix 2025 a community affair for pros and kids
Videos by Ion/Dave Behar by Eve Celia Rosenblum Ventura native Kendall Ryan rode in the Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix for the first time when she was 10 years old. Last year, after a few pro cycling tours in Europe and one Olympics she returned to the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix and placed first in the Women’s Pro State Championship race.. This past Sunday, July 13 she returned to Manhattan again and again placed first in the State Championship race. Ryan was one of many returning competitors for the Manhattan Grand Prix, a qualifier for the California pro circuit. This year’s competitors hailed from everywhere, from New Zealand to Cuba. Rahsaan Bahati, a three time Grand Prix winner, took a redeye from Indiana to make it for the big day. “Nobody wants to miss this,” said Matt Gorski, a Manhattan Beach Grand Prix director and president of the South Bay Wheelman. Gorski brought 30 vintage bikes to display, and his son Kyle. “It’s just good for the community,” he said. Among the attendees this year was Ted Ernst, 93, whom the crowd swarmed for autographs. Ernst founded the race in 1962, making it the longest running race west of the Mississippi.. When Ernst was a child, his…
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