San Francisco Grand Prix
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 George Hincapie during 2004 San Francisco Grand Prix |
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| Race details | |
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| Date | Early-September |
| Region | California, United States |
| English name | San Francisco Grand Prix |
| Local name(s) | San Francisco Grand Prix (English) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI America Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| History | |
| First edition | 2001 |
| Editions | 5 |
| Final edition | 2005 |
| First winner |  George Hincapie |
| Most wins |  Charles Dionne (2 times) |
| Most recent |  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.[1]
[edit] Winners
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