The Tour of the Gila is pleased to announce that we will be partnering with Echelon Racing Promotions in their initial virtual racing series, the Echelon Racing League. Project Echelon Racing, a domestic elite team and a veteran’s non-profit organization, organized and promoted 3 successful virtual races this past spring, the Virtual Redlands Bicycle [...]
Young wins Tour of the Gila Stage 4 crit; puts exclamation point on team’s efforts
Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling put an exclamation point on their domination of Tour of the Gila so far by sending Eric Young across the line to victory in Saturday’s Stage 4 Downtown Silver City Criterium. The race finished in a bunch sprint, leaving general classification results unchanged and Canadian James Piccoli of Elevate-KHS in the [...]
Dygert Owen reigns supreme at Tyrone Time Trial; Chapman regains GC lead
UCI Men Serghei Tvetcov (Floyd’s Pro Cycling) gave the rest of the men’s UCI field a lesson in toughness Friday as he sailed through Tour of the Gila’s Stage 3 Tyrone Time Trial finish, shattering times with 33:21 — nine seconds faster than his winning time last year and after crashing the day before. [...]
Franz, McCabe claim Tour of the Gila Stage 2 victories
Women see GC shakeup; men’s overall holds UCI Women Rally UHC Cycling showed Thursday that pure grit can power you to the top of the podium as Heidi Franz stuck a break with several other riders, climbed away from them, then never gave up as she barreled toward the finish in a two-up drag race [...]
Registration opens Black Friday with a huge discount of 25%!
Ready, set, go --- The 33rd edition of the Tour of the Gila is May 1 – 5, 2019. Mark your calendar and get registered on Black Friday with a 25% off discount! Take part in one of the most challenging and beautiful stage races in North America. You have the chance to race at [...]
Meet a contender: Aliya Trafincante – Amy D Foundation
Amy D Foundation returns to the Gila without Mara Abbott, but ushering in the next generation of talent. Founded in the memory of Amy Dombrowski, the composite team encourages and supports young women in cycling, pursuing their dreams in the sport. We sat down with one of their youngest members, 19-year-old Aliya Traficante from Chico, [...]
Hall claims Tour of the Gila opener for UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling team
Teammate Ruth Winder sprints to second, Rally Cycling’s Bergen third SILVER CITY, N.M. – Katie Hall (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling) narrowly won the first stage of the 31st edition of the Tour of the Gila after launching a last minute solo flyer just five km from the finish. The 30-year-old from Oakland, California barely clung to [...]
Fortunato Ferrara returns for possible third win in cat 1/2 at the Gila
The Italian veteran discusses finishing second to Adrien Costa, and other favorite memories racing Gila Fortunato Ferrera stood on the podium last May, holding the pottery trophy bowl proudly in the air for the second year running. The Italian veteran, racing alone as he traditionally does, beat a strong 5-man U23 Mexican team that included [...]