Avery Family
Fight Like the Averys By Duncan & Nohea Avery Noah is our goofy, fun-loving, silly 5 year old boy who has a smile that will lighten the room. He’s such a unique, special, perfect little boy. Our 7 year old daughter is tougher than nails. She is an amazing big sister. She just takes her […]
Kelly Miyahara
Kelly Miyahara‘s Breast Cancer Story My mom has watched “Jeopardy” since I can remember. It was the one shows our family was allowed to watch during dinner because it was educational, and my mom was a schoolteacher. One weekend, Sunday morning, my parents called to tell me about an ad they saw on TV. They […]
Jennifer Valladares
Why I Ride, My Personal Cancer Success Story! by Jennifer Valladares I am grateful to have found the Tour de Pier. Since 2014, I have been riding at this event. As some of you know I will be riding in the Tour de Pier in Manhattan Beach on Sunday, May 17th, 2020. This is an […]
Team One Love
Team One Love is about unity. It is about riding for those who can’t and riding alongside people who can. We’re all one, and so it’s One Love, one team, one community, for one purpose – to cure cancer. I had heard about the Tour de Pier but by the 3rd year, I wanted to […]
Allison Compton
Why I Ride – Allison Compton I’m a Manhattan Beach native, born and raised, one of four siblings. I was born with an underdeveloped femur in my right leg, so ever since I was able to walk, I’ve worn a prosthetic. I played volleyball all throughout elementary school and in high school, and I played […]
Tour de Pier: Fight AND Flight
Sunday, May 17th would have been the 8th Annual Tour de Pier – and we couldn’t let the day go by without doing something special. To celebrate our community & honor all those fighting cancer, we marked this day with our signature Tiger Squadron flyover! On Sunday at 10:15 am we aired a special program, […]
We’re Not Giving Up!
To all our cancer fighters: we will fight for you! To all our riders: just because we didn’t ride today, doesn’t mean we won’t! To our entire Tour de Pier community: we aren’t giving up until there’s a cure! Thank you all for staying with us as we work towards how and when we can […]
Some Celebrity Support
We had a few notables come out to share messages of hope and love with our Tour de Pier community. Thank you to Alexi Lalas, Craig Hummer, Max Bretos & Rob Stone – we will ride again!
Heath’s Favorite Memory
Heath Gregory, co-founder of the Tour de Pier, has a pretty obvious favorite moment: when he got got his head shaved on stage to commemorate hitting out $1 million goal! Way back in 2016, Tara & Chip Hackley shared the story of their son Chinny’s cancer diagnosis and treatment which began when he was […]
Lisa’s Favorite Memory
Lisa Manheim, co-founder of Tour de Pier, shares how much she loves the spirit of collaboration that runs through our event. And what better way to highlight collaboration than long-time rivals, UCLA & USC, coming together to help cure cancer at the Tour de Pier!
Jon’s Favorite Memory
Jon Hirshberg, co-founder of the Tour de Pier, shares what the event means for him & his family.
Mandy’s Favorite Memory
Co-founder of the Uncle Kory Foundation, Mandy, shares what it means for her & her family that the first ever event happened the day after her brother brother passed away. The Tour de Pier offers hope & a reminder that we are not alone in our grief. We are here for you, even when we […]