The last race of the day at the tenth Carrera de San Rafael provided hot racing under the stars. Bernard Van Ulden (Jelly Belly) held off Scott Zwizanski (Bissell Pro Cycling) and two chase groups yesterday to earn the victory salute in front of thousands of cowbell-clanging fans lining the course in downtown San Rafael, California. Fabrice Dubost (Webcor Alto Velo) won the three-up sprint for the third spot on the podium.

A field of about ninety riders lined up for the Pro/1/2 Men’s race, a 90-minute twilight criterium raced on a one-kilometer course over an eight-block radius. The action started soon after the cannon went off at 8pm.

8-times Canadian Champion and 3-times Olympian Eric Wohlberg (Symmetrics) launched a attack with Van Ulden immediately on his wheel.

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Photo by Ken Conley

On Sunday June 29, Rock Racing’s Rahsaan Bahati successfully defended his title to win the 47th annual Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix. The pressure was on for Bahati as Rock Racing was a presenting sponsor for the race and he was racing in front of his family.

“It’s like a monkey off my back, it’s weird going into a race that you’ve won the previous year, to have all my family out here, Rock Racing sponsored it. It’s a lot to accomplish you know in one race, to entertain you guys, represent the sponsors well and to win the bike race, and as a team today, phenomenal.” said a relieved and happy Bahati.

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