Elite Men at Manhattan Beach

Raul Frias

Gustavo Mendez

Adam Livingston

Jorge Alvarado

Brandon Gritters

The La Grange elite team were generally unhappy with their results from this race. Although they were in just about every break during the race, things just didn't work out in the end. Raul Frias was the top finisher in 22nd, after a 7th place in an earlier race. The La Grange team got mentioned in Velonews' coverage and are included some photos too..

http://www.velonews.com/article/93935/bahati-three-peats-at-manhattan-beach

Manhattan Beach Women

Erika Graves scored a top 10 finish. (7th)

Karen Meske

Beatriz Rodriguez also had a top 10 (9th)

Amy Hutner

Anna Drakulich

Melinda Weiner

Kathryn Donovan

Morgan Kapp

It was a special treat at Manhattan Beach when the entire Women's team showed up to race. Several riders attempted breaks but it all came down to a sprint finish, which was won by former La Granger, Coryn Rivera. Amy Hutner had a little crash on the last lap. She bruised her shin but she still managed to finish with a smile.

Manhattan Beach Grand Prix 35+

Adam Livingston took second place in the 35+ race in Manhattan Beach He was in a break of about 10 and nearly took the win. Also scoring a top 10 finish was Raul Frias, who came in a strong 7th. Also in the race was Jeremy Dixon and Tom Fitzgibbon.

Weekend Recap

Morgan Kapp (above and below) and Kathryn Donovan competed in the Nature Valley Grand Prix in Minnesota. This 5-day six-stage race was filled with the top pro women in the country. The race covered 231.5 miles with an average speed of 24.5 mph. Morgan and Kathryn finished every stage and finished 14th and 15th among the amateurs.

Aron Gadhia won gold in the 40-44 Kilo at the SCNCA Masters Track Track Championships.

Richard Kim won gold in the 45-49 Match Sprint

Stu Press won Gold in the 30-34 Kilo

Jorge Alvarado took 2nd at the Ontario Airport Crit.

Alexi Martinez took 4th at Ontario.

(More results to follow...)

Melinda Weiner wins State Championship

Melinda Takes the top step.

Melinda crosses the line alone.

Post-race chat with Morgan, Beatriz, Anna and Melinda.

Melinda before the start.

Morgan, Gustavo Mendez, and Melinda at registration (below)

Melinda Weiner won the State Road Race Championship in Bakersfield with a breakaway 30 miles from the finish. After breaks by Morgan and then Anna, Melinda attacked after the feed zone and stayed away untill the finish. Not sure if she would make it to the end, she was helped by inspirational messages written on the ground near the top of the climb. She collapsed after finishing due to exaustion, only to be revived with the help of an ice cold Coke handed to her by Superfan.

La Grangers rock (and roll) at Tulsa

Melinda Weiner

Brandon gets some TLC.

Aron Gadhia came within one piont of taking the overall Cat 1-2 at Tulsa Tough. Aron won the crit on Friday, came third on Saturday, and finished fifth on Sunday. Brandon Gritters finished third in Sunday's crit. Victor Ayala took an impresive 8th in the Pro race on Friday night. Not all went well for La Grangers this weekend. Beatriz, Brandon, Melinda, and Katie all had crashes this weekend.
Erika Graves (far right)

Aron Gadhia before the start.

Brandon Gritters

Jorge Alvarado.

Beatriz Rodriguez

I found these on Flickr.