By Rebecca Reza, RadioTour Wilmar Paredes inched out Tyler Stites, crossing the finish at Mogollon to take victory in the Tour of the Gila opener. Paredes teammate, Walter Vargas, came in third to round the podium. The first stage took the pro men 92-miles from the heart of Silver City out [...]

By Rebecca Reza, RadioTour Lauren Stephens crested the climb at the cattleguard near the ghost town of Mogollon to celebrate the first stage victory for Cynisca Cycling at the 2024 Tour of the Gila. Nadia Gontova finished just behind in second for DNA Pro Cycling, with last year’s stage winner, Marcela [...]

By Rebecca Reza, RadioTour “We don’t realize how good we are sometimes,” says Jennifer Wheeler sharing the dreams and determination of a self-described rinky-dink group of talented woman making their debut at Tour of the Gila this week. Fount Cycling Guild was founded in 2019, one year before the world shut [...]

On the BMC Pato Bike team during past editions of Tour of the Gila, Marcela Elizabeth Prieto Castaneda has a long history of competing at the UCI stage race in southwest New Mexico. The rider from Mexico won second place in 2023. While Marcela qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics because [...]

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Above and Beyond Cancer Cycling Team p/b Bike World returns to Tour of the Gila for the second time in 2024. “We are excited to get back to Silver City and defend our overall win in last year's UCI men's race,” said the team’s Director Sportif / Performance Director Carson Christen. [...]

“Personally, I always thought it was the best race of the year,” says Cristhian Ravelo, who is Director Sportif of CS Velo raced at Tour of the Gila every year from 2016 through 2022, including the virtual Tour of the Gila in 2020. “I had some of the craziest race experiences [...]

By Rebecca Reza, RadioTour Bicycle racers from across the Western Hemisphere and beyond look toward the iconic North American UCI race in southwest New Mexico, and the high-altitude mountains near Silver City are set once again for an explosive week of road racing. The Tour of the Gila celebrates its 37th [...]

The Tour of the Gila is known for providing an experience that makes some athletes want more. A reported 60% of racers return to Silver City and further explore southwest New Mexi-co’s roads and trails within a year, while a handful of die-hards return year after year for a physical challenge [...]

For the 37th year, Tour of the Gila brings a world-class cycling event to Silver City. Race organizers are grateful for the local community’s support and invites all to come watch the races, which occur from Wednesday, April 24, through Sunday, April 28. To ensure a safe and positive experience for [...]

After almost three dozen years of aiding Tour of the Gila, Grant County’s Gila Regional Medical Center elevated its already priceless support of the bike race in 2024. Now the sponsor of the race’s green sprinter jersey, Gila Regional Medical Center exemplifies the kind of community partnership and collaboration that sustains [...]

The southwest New Mexico nonprofit community recognizes those who go above and beyond this week with a Volunteer of the Year awards party at The Commons on Saturday, April 13, from 2-4 p.m. Jon Saari was named the Tour of the Gila/Gila Community and Tourism Development Volunteer of the Year. The [...]

Without the host housing, a number of teams and individual riders who are on composite teams wouldn’t even have a shot at traveling to Silver City. Host housing is an essential offering that opens the door for the younger generations to experience Tour of the Gila. “In the 8 years that [...]