Amateur competitive cyclists now have another reason to enter Tour of the Gila 2025. The Silver City-based stage race partnered with Monē Bikes, a bicycle fabrication operation also based in southwest New Mexico, to give away a frameset to one lucky participant in this year’s USA Cycling-sanctioned races. Every person who [...]

As a UCI-sanctioned race, Tour of the Gila must provide housing for teams participating in the UCI men’s and women’s races. Amateur racers tend to book up the hotels and vacation rentals, and it's more cost-effective for the race to ask community members to house teams in the UCI race. Staying [...]

You spoke up. We heard you. The message received: Many strong female cyclists who compete in category 4 want to race Tour of the Gila in 2025. Tour of the Gila is opening up the amateur women's field to category 4 racers this spring. The field had been previously designated for [...]

Fount Cycling earned second overall in the team classification at Tour of the Gila 2024. It was the team's first time attending Tour of the Gila, and the team's only regret is not doing the race sooner. Following Found Cycling Guild's Elizabeth Dixon's victory on the Gila Monster Road Race, team [...]

Tour of the Gila is the stage race where ambitious athletes can show off their potential and work their way through the ranks. It's common for riders to set goals and plan their seasons around Tour of the Gila, where results attract the attention of top teams. An example of this [...]

As Tour of the Gila prepares for the 2025 race, the organization reflects on what went right in 2024. The live coverage of all five stages of the men's and women's UCI races was made technically possible by Lyman Communications, a company that assists organizations meet their remote communication needs. With [...]

“The Tour of the Gila isn’t a race to me. It’s almost a way of life,” says Dermot Kealy, a master’s bike racer from Ireland. (Pictured above on the far right.) A former BMX rider, he has competed in road cycling across Europe and started also getting his USA Cycling license [...]

For the 38th year, Tour of the Gila invites competitive bicyclists to challenge themselves on scenic mountain roads throughout southwest New Mexico. The five-day stage race is set for Wednesday, April 23, through Sunday, April 27, 2025. Registration opens on Wednesday, January 1. Tour of the Gila will again be sanctioned [...]

Tour of the Gila was a key stop between Santa Clara Pueblo and a WorldTour Team for one young cyclist. In 1987, Greg Tafoya entered Tour of the Gila as a junior racer, paying $18 at the late-registration table in Silver City. In his very first season, the talented teen from [...]

Record-setting ultra-endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox recently amazed the world when she circumnavigated the globe in 108 days on two wheels. Next, she will inspire fellow participants in the Gila Monster Gran Fondo presented by Hidalgo Medical Services on Saturday, October 12, in Silver City, New Mexico. Wilcox became acquainted with the [...]

This fall, recreational cyclists will have an opportunity to experience the same challenge that Tour of the Gila competitors do each spring. With three ride distances covering mountainous terrain in southwest New Mexico, the 2024 Gila Monster Gran Fondo presented by Hidalgo Medical Services is set for Saturday, October 12. “This [...]

Silver City, New Mexico, has become the favorite training destination for yet another pro cyclist. After two weeks of preparations in southwest New Mexico, Cécile Lejeune (CCB p/b Levine Law Group Cycling) won the Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder overall on Sunday, June 30, 2024. The native of France raced Tour of [...]

Rowan, Asa and Orion Child are up and coming athletes in the domestic road racing scene. After the three brothers all landed on the podium of the Men 2, 3 race at the Tyrone Individual Time Trial presented by Freeport McMoRan in 2024, Tour of of the Gila snagged them to [...]