Jazz Apple Cycling Team member, Malindi Maclean delivered the best result of her rookie road career with a stunning second place in the 45th edition of the Manhatten Beach Grand Prix.
Not two blocks from the famed Baywatch set of the Manhatten Beach shores, the Jazz Apple team went to work from the outset, with Alison Shanks going solo on the rolling 2km circuit. Shanks gained primes and valuable seconds lap by lap on the 7% incline but was eventually reeled in by a driven Cheerwine chase.
Jazz Apple team-mate Buchanan counter-attacked with timely perfection but was hotly pursued and her attempt was eventually foiled. Meantime Maclean had sprinter's duties, and maintained flawless positioning, continually attentive within the forefront of the race . As the zephyrs from the Pacific Ocean gained force, the pack formed a long fishtailing train as Shanks launched yet another blow with five laps remaining. Once again a dogged chase by the ever-present Cheerwine team captured Shanks and set up their lead out train with two laps remaining. With the deft tenacity of a sea anemonie, Maclean battled and stuck to the front with the spirit of a true sprinter, and launched from the rear of the lead-out train to cross the line a thrilling close second to the ever-perennial, Laura Van Gilder of Cheerwine.
A delighted Maclean noted, "I had one of those days where it felt like I didn't have to put any pressure on the pedals, and I could move and accelerate effortlessly. When I knew the job was down to me to deliver in the sprint, the closing kilometres became a blur in the haggle and hunt for the line. I am definitely hungrier than ever for more".
The Jazz Apple Cycling team trek North to the Cougar Mountain Classic in Northern California next weekend. Check out www.jazzapple.com for more. |
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