San Francisco Grand Prix

Infobox Cycling race
name = San Francisco Grand Prix


date = Early-September
region = California, United States
english = San Francisco Grand Prix
localnames = San Francisco Grand Prix en icon
nickname =
discipline = Road race
competition = UCI America Tour
type = Single-day
organiser =
director =
first = 2001
number = 5
last = 2005
firstwinner = flagicon|USA George Hincapie
mostwins = flagicon|CAN Charles Dionne (2 times)
mostrecent = flagicon|GER Fabian Wegmann

The San Francisco Grand Prix was a road cycling race held in San Francisco, United States in early September. The race was organized as a 1.HC event and in 2005 it was part of the UCI America Tour. Although the race lasted just for five years, it soon gained fame and attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators.

The major difficulties of the race were the famous Fillmore and Taylor street climbs in San Francisco, short but very steep, both of which have an average 18% slope. It usually forced riders to weave back and forth in slow, painful efforts to get to the top.

In late 2005, a month after San Francisco Grand Prix 2005, it was announced that there would be no 2006 race due to economic and political problems. [http://www.sanfrangrandprix.com/]

Winners

External links

* [http://www.sanfrangrandprix.com/ Official website]