“The Tour of the Gila has soul,” says Burke Swindlehurst, who prevailed overall in 1996, 1998 and 2005 editions of the race. “As long as it's around, I will support it in any way that I'm able.” The sponsorship director for First Endurance Nutrition, which is providing fuel for the Gila Monster Gran Fondo p/b/ [...]
As Jumbo-Visma domestique Sepp Kuss found himself leading the General Classification of La Vuelta a España this month, Tour of the Gila reflected on our race’s role in professional cyclists’ escalation to grand tour teams. And now, with Kuss leaving La Vuelta with the maillot rojo on his back, we recall the memory of his [...]
Desert Springs Physical Therapy and Southwest Bone & Joint Institute have teamed up in the clinical setting and are also partnering to back the Gila Monster Gran Fondo as the co-title sponsors of this year’s ride. The local cyclists and medical professionals behind these merging practices are continuing the legacy of sustained support for the [...]
Killips rides to Gila Monster stage win, solidifies overall victory at Tour of the Gila Austin Killips (Amy D Foundation) put an exclamation point on her overall race lead Sunday by winning Stage 5 Gila Monster and taking home the overall victory at Tour of the Gila. She also climbed her way into the queen [...]
Sevilla rides up Gila Monster to victory, Hoehn wins overall Tour of the Gila Óscar Sevilla (Team Medellín – EPM) climbed to victory Sunday on the Gila Monster Stage 5 Tour of the Gila while his breakaway companion Alex Hoehn took the overall red leader’s jersey and solidified a win for his Above and Beyond [...]
Ehrlich scores hat trick for Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24 at crit, cuts overall lead to 10 seconds heading into final day at Tour of the Gila Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24 picked up a hat trick Saturday at Tour of the Gila Stage 4 Silver City Downtown Criterium with Emily Ehrlich outpowering her [...]
Bickmore, Project Echelon repeat at crit, Røed keeps lead headed into final day at Tour of the Gila Project Echelon Racing won the Tour of the Gila Stage 4 Silver City Downtown Criterium Saturday for the second consecutive year in a row, launching Cade Bickmore to victory and into the green sprint [...]
Vargas smokes Tyrone Time Trial, gets victory for Medellín; Røed expands overall race leadYour Content Goes Here Hot off a Pan-American individual time trial championship, Walter Vargas (Team Medellín – EPM) blazed through the ITT Friday at Stage 3 of Tour of the Gila, clocking a winning time of 33:47 and elevating [...]
Ehrlich flies to victory at Tyrone Time Trial; Killips takes over race lead Emily Ehrlich (Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24)’s long-range campaign over stage races across the U.S. got even longer Friday when she picked up her third consecutive individual time trial win this year at Stage 3 of Tour of the Gila. [...]
Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24’s sprint specialist Marlies Mejias Garcia lit up the finishing stretch into Fort Bayard Thursday at Stage 2 of Tour of the Gila after “surviving” each climb and turning on the afterburners. The overall race leader, Marcela Prieto Castañeda (PatoBike) retained her red leader’s jersey, with Austin Killips (Amy D Foundation) still [...]