It was a beautiful day for bike racing in Southern California as the 46th edition of the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix got underway. Much of the excitement centered around the return of Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team sprint specialist Ivan Dominguez, who was racing for the first time since a crash in mid-May.

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Is this a sneak preview of the Toyota-United team-issue bicycle for 2008?	Caleb Manion stretches out before the race.
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Dominguez seemed to be riding comfortably in his first race in nearly two months.	Toyota-United fans were showing their support for the team all over the course.
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?On board with Dominguez as he negotiates one of the turns.	Sean Sullivan (right) yells instructions to Dominguez in the closing laps.
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Before the race, iBNSports interviewed Henk Vogels for its streaming Internet broadcast.	Dominguez got star treatment during a pre-race interview with ROAD magazine.
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Niko Jansen, son of Toyota-United Team Director Harm Jansen, samples the energy bars for Ryan Miller.	Vogels caught up with former Toyota-United rider Tony Cruz on the start line.
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Chris Wherry was back to form after a bout with illness knocked him out of the Nature Valley Grand Prix.	Manion was active all day, monitoring breakaways and keeping Dominguez out of trouble.
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Ryan Miller rode strongly in his first race on the West Coast with the team.	Team Director Harm Jansen keeps the team?s strategy under wraps over the radio.
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Toyota-United soigneur Jeremiah Ranegar gets the team?s race radios ready.	A favorable tailwind kept things together for much of the race.
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Sullivan rode comfortably in the pack, knowing he would be going to work in the closing laps.	Chepe Garcia takes his turn at the front.
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Vogels knew the race would come down to which rider was in the top three places coming out of the final corner.	Dominguez enjoys his moment on the podium with his silver medal.
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