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2025-01-13T11:37:01-07:00January 13th, 2025|

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 experience in disaster relief, [...]

Irish masters racer adds Tour of the Gila to his diary—again

2025-01-09T10:15:51-07:00January 7th, 2025|

“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 after his brother Paul [...]

2025 Registration Opens New Years Day

2024-12-27T11:26:01-07:00December 27th, 2024|

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 by the Union Cycliste [...]

1988 Cat 3 Champ Discusses His Unlikely Path To Europe

2024-11-29T07:19:17-07:00November 29th, 2024|

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 New Mexico, had just [...]

Gila Monster Gran Fondo 2024 Results – 30 Miles Times

2024-10-28T08:50:33-06:00October 16th, 2024|

Place Name Hometown Time         1 Curt Mayberry Saint David, AZ 1:41:57 2 Esker Mayberry Cliff, NM 1:50:07 3 Davis Hubbell Tucson, AZ 1:56:18 4 Doug Hulett Silver City, NM 2:01:51 5  Mattie Eagle Silver City, NM 2:02:57 6  Francisco Romero Los Alamos, NM 2:04:12 7 Jennifer Olson Silver City, NM [...]

Gila Monster Gran Fondo 2024 Results – 80 Miles Times

2024-10-15T21:55:39-06:00October 15th, 2024|

    PlaceNameHometownTime    1Lael  WilcoxTucson, Az4:46:122Robert StrobelLafayette, CO4:46:153Pete DahlTelluride, CO5:14:254Cid LopezEl Paso, TX5:14:415Diana Carolina Lopez TorresCananea, AZ5:16:146Vicki ChavezAlbuquerque, NM5:17:537Sergio OsunaMesa, AZ5:26:008Evan GriffithsSilver City, NM5:27:189Jafer MartinTruth or Consequences, NM5:51:1510Torsten BartzTucson, Az5:54:0911Eric PayneSilver City, NM6:01:3112Jimmy WilliamsonBrunswick, GA6:05:2613Tony DamatoTucson, Az6:05:4014Lisa OckerTucson, Az6:05:4015Robert SteinmanTucson, Az6:05:4016Dennis BlauserOracle, AZ6:08:2017Romo LopezEl Paso, TX6:15:5418Kevin ReillyTaos, NM6:18:0019Thomas CrowneAlbuquerque, NM6:19:4720Ken GordonAlbuquerque, NM6:20:2721Glenn OlahAlbuquerque, NM6:23:3622Nathan WagnerTucson, Az6:25:2023Neil WerbelowAlbuquerque, NM6:27:3024Mark [...]

Gila Monster Gran Fondo 2024 Results – 60 Miles Times

2024-10-15T21:56:11-06:00October 15th, 2024|

Place Name Home Town Time         1 Ryan LaChapelle Albuquerque, NM 3:29:09 2 Silvio Menezes Albuquerque, NM 3:59:09 3 Debi Moore  Mesa, AZ 4:04:28 4  Wendy Williams Queen Creek, Az 4:04:41 5  Steven Castillo Las Cruces, NM 4:07:06 6 Marti Papke Gilbert, AZ 4:08:29 7 Molly Taubeneck Tucson, AZ 4:27:24 8 [...]

Lael Wilcox To Join Gila Monster Gran Fondo

2025-01-13T12:36:14-07:00September 28th, 2024|

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 town that hosts the [...]

Registration Opens for Gila Monster Gran Fondo presented by Hidalgo Medical Services

2024-09-17T20:38:03-06:00July 30th, 2024|

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 annual event brings the [...]

Pro Finetunes Her Cycling Fitness in Southwest New Mexico

2024-09-30T13:40:42-06:00June 30th, 2024|

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 the Gila as part [...]

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