“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 get their story. During [...]