Dana Point Grand Prix, Dana Point, CA


Thanks to All Who Helped Raise Funds and Awareness for Cancer Research at the 2011 Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling!!

2011 was the 5th year for the Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling—an event which has grown in popularity and is now one of America’s premier one-day professional cycling races.

This year marked the first year of the event’s partnership with Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer Initiative. Through Breakaway from Cancer, Amgen works with nonprofit partners to raise awareness of vital resources available to cancer patients. For 2011, the Pacific Meso Center, a medical research organization dedicated to finding cures for mesothelioma cancer, was chosen as one of the primary recipients of the event’s proceeds. More...

The Dana Point Grand Prix is a community-oriented criterium cycling race that consists of a 0.8-mile L-shaped course that goes though major streets and residential areas.  The race draws pro teams and racers nationwide, including Olympians, world champs and California’s top masters teams.

Local charities benefit from money raised and community members have taken the race’s success to form the non-profit cycling group that, among other goals, promoted the sport of cycling to Dana Point’s youth – the Dana Point Community Cycling Foundation.  The Foundation is a nonprofit group that allows multiple charities to benefit from the Grand Prix as well as set the path for future cycling related events in town.

“The city wanted to hold an event that would promote cycling as a form of fitness and transportation.” said Capo Beach resident and event announcer Roger Worthington, who’s largely responsible for bringing the event to town. Worthington used to organize a cycling race in San Clemente, and after collaborating with then Planning Commissioner Steve Weinberg in 2006, the Dana Point crit was born.

Breakaway from Cancer Night to Benefit Mesothelioma Research:  Go Fast, Have Fun, Give Back!

Here’s a chance to eat, drink, dine and be merry at a yacht club, while raising money for mesothelioma research.

A highlight of the evening will be the silent auction. Thanks to the generous support of a bevy of wonderful people and companies, we have gathered an incredible list of gifts you’ll absolutely want to bid on. More...

 

Breakaway from Cancer Dana Point Grand Prix Celebration of Sport, Fitness and Family

"Come and get it!" -- an invitation from the Dana Point Community Cycling Foundation. 2011 

We come bearing gifts.

Gift #1:  The thrill of racing your bike against fierce competition in downtown Dana Point on Pacific Coast Highway before thousands of fans for big cash and primes. More...

 

 Breakaway from Cancer Race, Walk and Fundraiser

Save the Date!
April 30th and May 1st, 2011. Dana Point, CA

Enough doom and gloom. It's time to celebrate life, hope, family, fitness and better days.

Celebrate? Mesothelioma? Are you kidding? What's to celebrate? Research is underfunded. Survival is tough. Treatment options are few. And most politicians, drug companies and titans of industry don't care. More...