Australian Brodie Chapman (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) climbed her way to general classification victory after slaying the Gila Monster stage Sunday and besting Olympic silver medalist and multi-time world champion Chloé Dygert Owen (Sho-Air TWENTY20) by more than a minute. One second separated the two going into Tour of the Gila Stage 5, and [...]
Colombian Cristhian Montoya Giraldo (Team Medellín) proved his reign over the King of the Mountains jersey Sunday on the queen stage of Tour of the Gila, but his team’s efforts to disrobe Canadian James Piccoli (Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling) of the leader’s jersey were unsuccessful. Piccoli and Elevate KHS Pro Cycling held strong to keep [...]
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 [...]
Chloé Dygert Owen’s relentless efforts to pick up time bonuses throughout Tour of the Gila finally paid off Saturday in primetime as she robbed the general classification lead from Brodie Chapman (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) at the Downtown Silver City Criterium. The Sho-Air TWENTY20 rider, Olympic silver medalist and world champion surged to the [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
James Piccoli (Elevate KHS Pro Cycling) and Brodie Chapman (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) ascend to victories in the Mogollon Road Race – Presented by Grant County UCI Men The 33rd Annual Tour of the Gila kicked off Wednesday as teams fought for early leads in the five-day stage race, but it was Canadian James Piccoli [...]
As days began to pass leading up to this year’s Tour of the Gila, elite bike racer Janelle Cole was in a bind. The pro cyclist, whose United Healthcare Pro Cycling team folded last year, likely couldn’t compete in one of the most challenging UCI stage races in the U.S. if she didn’t find a new UCI [...]
When Matthew Riccitello (LUX/Sideshow p/b Specialized) was 14 years old, he wanted another challenge – something more than a weekend’s worth of racing. He wanted to experience what the UCI pros do week in and week out. What is it like to race your bike for five days straight over longer distances, challenging climbs and tough competition? [...]
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 [...]