Tour of the Gila 2024 Start Lists
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Reigning Team GC Winners Aim for Repeat
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. “Our team's goal for [...]
Spotlight on CS Velo
“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 at [Tour of the] [...]
37th Tour of the Gila Promises Stacked Fields
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 edition with five days [...]
Aevolo: The Domestic Elite Team Now Based in Silver City
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 that’s coupled with a [...]
Road and Travel Information for Race Week
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 the athletes, volunteers and [...]
Hospital Steps Up to Sponsor Sprinter Jersey
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 America’s most iconic stage [...]
Tour of the Gila Volunteer of the Year
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 local State Farm agent [...]
Host Housing: The Key That Opens the Door for Developing Riders
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 I’ve done this, I’ve [...]
All Eyes on Gila Proven Athletes
Tour of the Gila is the race where young talent gets noticed. Development riders and teams strategically target the five-day UCI and USA Cycling stage race in Silver City, New Mexico. A top result in the notoriously challenging American stage race puts athletes among the sport’s names to watch. Cases in point: Team California and [...]