Velo Club La Grange

Diana Toche-Velez finishes 6th at Knights Ferry RR in her first race!

Nick Gillock opens his 2012 account by WINNING the Cat 3 Tom's Farm Time Trial!
(© PB Creative Photo)

Nicole Brandt goes full gas on the final lap of the women's elite race at Mothballs! (race report)

Tommy Musca sprints to 3rd in the Juniors 15-16 race at Mothballs! (race report)
(© Scott Cohen)

Karyn Williams finished 9th at Mothballs in her first race!

Melina Bernecker WINS the elite Poor College Kids RR!

La Grange Cat 5 Poor College Kids RR Podium: Scott Monroe (8th), Shai Oved (1st!!), Ethan Milius (9th)
(race report)

Roberto Rodriguez attacks out of a 9-man break with 1.5 laps to go!
(race report)

Solvang Base Camp: La Grange in da House
(© Joe Camacho)

3/4/5 team above Jalama Beach
(© Marc Thomas)

Quinn's new sprint steed = pure speed

The skies cleared for the team ride out to Jalama Beach

Luis Acosta fuels up for an epic Cat 3/4/5 team camp in Solvang!

Event: Stagecoach Century TTT

Date: 1-14-2012

Distance: 100 miles, 5360 ft of Elevation

Jaycee Cary, Nick Gillock, Joe Eby, Mark Capalbo

Time: 4 hours 49 minutes

Avg Speed: 20.7mph
Race Report

12 yo Trevor Goodman spinning his newest ride from Helen's

Happy New Year!

The 2012 Women's Elite Team
L-R: Nicole Brandt, Julie Cutts, Anna Lang, Melina Bernecker, Alicia Silvera-Dorantes, Melinda Weiner, Belinda Eschenwald

2011 LA GRANGE CLUB PHOTO

Photo by Joe Pugliese and Jon Davis

Steel. Leather. 1974. David Huntsman.

Rob Clouthier's post-ride cannonball at team camp house overlooking the Santa Ynez Valley
(© Joe Pugliese)(slideshow)

2011-12 La Grange Team Frame
(designed by Jaycee Cary and Joe Pugliese)

More Photos of La Grange in Action

2007 Club of the Year
Awarded by USA Cycling click here

In Memory of Scott Bleifer

On the morning of Saturday, September 10, 2005, Scott Bleifer and Stanislav Ionov were cycling westbound on the Pacific Coast Highway.

The placement of K-Rails on the white line separating the roadway from the shoulder for a construction project forced the two cyclists off the shoulder and into the roadway where they were struck and killed by a catering truck 3/4 mile west of Malibu Canyon Road.

More than 400 local riders gathered for a 40 mile ride organized
by La Grange to honor the memories of these two fallen riders.

The Union Bank of California, where Scott worked as a Vice President, donated $25,000 to La Grange to establish an educational scholarship program in honor of Scott Bleifer.

La Grange is attempting to increase this amount to at $50,000 so that annual scholarship awards can me made indefinitely. We will give out the interest we hope to earn. La Grange has raised an additional $3,500 from proceeds from the Cedars-Sinai Grand Prix raffle as well as from donations from generous club members and others.

Karen Bleifer (Scott's sister) has expressed her wish that contributions be made to the Scott Bleifer Scholarship fund.

Or make checks payable to
Velo Club La Grange
c/o Joe Camacho, CFO
8650 Olin St.
Los Angeles, CA 90034

Details on the Scott Bleifer Scholarship Fund

See Scott's web site.
In Memorium Scott Martin Bleifer
(April 22, 1964 - September 10, 2005
www.scottbleifer.com

Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition

Velo Club La Grange
received the
Advocacy Award
Wednesday, October 25, 2006

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Each year, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition honors those who have made distinguished contributions in making Los Angeles County more bicycle-friendly.

La Grange Fallen Riders
Memorial Fund

In Memory of

Robert Van Hove

Kellie Wilson

Andy Sak

Debra Goldsmith

Garrett Lemire

Scott Bleifer

Jorge Alvarado