LA's Hottest Trainer Round 2: Maurizio Pelone vs. Nader Freij

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The votes have been cast and the polls for our first round are now closed. Ladies and gentlemen, it is officially time to move on to Round 2 of our Hottest Trainer competition. The prize: Glory, of course, not to mention endless bragging rights.

Behold the winners of the men's first round, Maurizio Pelone of AuraCycle and Nader Freij of Reflex Performance. Pelone and Freij will be pitted against each other today; the winner will go up against the victor from the ladies' round for the ultimate title of Hottest Trainer in Los Angeles. If you haven't already, click on the links for their full profiles (and lots of pics) before casting your vote below. Note: Every poll closes 24 hours after it's been published.

Update: The poll is now closed.