Manhattan Beach’s Tour de Pier is part reunion, part cancer research fundraiser
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”105″ display=”masonry” animate_images_enable=”0″ animate_images_style=”wobble” animate_images_duration=”1500″ animate_images_delay=”250″ ngg_triggers_display=”always”]by Kevin Cody The Tour de Pier was a novel idea with uncertain fundraising potential when it debuted in 2013 as a benefit for cancer research. That year it raised $339,000. In the dozen years since, it has raised on average, over $1 million per year, and woven itself into the Manhattan Beach community fabric. People block out their vacations so they will be in town for the annual May event. The Mira Costa High School cheer team, this year’s State Champions, returned to cheer on cyclists alongside the Rams, Lakers and UCLA cheerleading squads. On Sunday, May 18, at this year’s 13th Annual Tour de Pier, the Manhattan police and fire rode their customary stationary bikes in the first spot in the front row, north of the pier. Top fundraisers spotlighted in the center bike section, included Team Suit Up, who wears suits each year. The first year the five former El Segundo High schoolmates wore three piece suits with ties and black shoes. The second year they wore track suits. Last year, they wore…
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