PRSAGP2007

Press Release 6.30.2007

The 2nd Annual
St. Albans Grand Prix

event supporting the
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

DATE: Sat. 6-2-2007
LOCATION: St. Albans, WV

written by Amy Dunkin SAGP event co-organizer

The 2nd Annual St. Albans Grand Prix was burining the streets up on this hot June race day. Thanks to all the great cyclists who came out and competed for the cash prize purse, primes, medals, and merchandise. Everyone appeared to have a great time and the volunteers and local St. Albans police officers made the day run smoothly.

For our second year we tried to add some more elements to the event to bring more of the community out to enjoy the day. We recruited Maria Yoakum to help organize a great crop of local artisans and vendors.

Co-organizer Gina Frye also arranged for some Jupiter Jump type games for the children to enjoy.

This was a great day and we were able to raise around $3,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. A $1,000 increase from last year, so apparenlty we are doing the right things and making the event larger and more successful.

Thanks again to all of our volunteers, the local St. Albans police department, all oif the amazing corporate and local business sponosrs with out you we ould not have this event. A great day for the community, families, cyclists, children, and the JDRF charity.

Special thanks to my co-organizers of the event Mr. John Casto, St. Albans city councilman, Mrs. Gina Frye , and Ms. Maria Yoakum.

Josh England a New Zealander of team Abercrombie & Fitch / Inferno Racing took home the first place honors in the Mens pro class race. For the women the young 16 year old Brook Crum of Fetish Cycles / Kenda worked hard in the competitive womens pack and she stayed behind the leader and then got a a great pull from her teammate and came through to take home first place for the women.

Race Results

Women’s Cat. 1-2-3

1st- Brook Crum
2nd- Kristy Lanier
3rd- Maria Lynn Hartman

Women’s Cat. 4

1st- Elizabeth Boyle
2nd- Sonia Chambers
3rd- Amy Dunkin

Men’s Cat. 1-2-3

1st- Josh England
2nd- Paul Martin
3rd- Jeff Braumberger

Men’s Cat. 4

1st- Richmond Willy
2nd-Pierce Fowler
3rd- Steve Hill

Men’s Cat. 5

1st- John Yanen
2nd-Jon Boggs
3rd- David Mullins

Men’s Masters 45+

1st- Jon Boggs
2nd- Mark Pinson
3rd- Mark Brown

Juniors 13-15

1st- Marlin Boggs
2nd-Christian Reeves
3rd- Ron Harvey

Race Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7a3507d01/

The Kids races as always were one of the premier events of the day. Kids ages 4 through 12 competed in three different age classes for gold, silver, and bronze medals, a certificate of participation, a t-shirt courtesy of TeamType1 and a free kids meal at the Rivers' Edge Cafe in St. Albans.