One of North America’s top stage races, Tour of the Gila will open registration to amateur competitors on Monday, January 1, 2024. Once again on the calendar for the last week of April, the iconic bicycling event will feature the usual five stages for the UCI categories and a reduced number of stages for the [...]
Jack Brennan may have stepped out of his role as Race Director in 2023, but he remains involved in the Tour of the Gila. “Best I can tell, Jack hasn’t gone anywhere,” says 2024 Race Director Michael Engleman, who elaborates: “The Irish saved literature and alcohol The Greeks language The French and the Italians food [...]
The 37th edition of Tour of the Gila is planned for April 24-28, 2024. The UCI- and USA-Cycling-sanctioned American bicycle race also introduces Michael Engleman as the 2024 Race Director. The nonprofit Gila Community and Tourism Development, which organizes Tour of the Gila, will again offer the five-stage UCI-sanctioned races for women’s and men’s pro [...]
The nonprofit Gila Community and Tourism Development brings the Tour of the Gila bicycle race to Silver City to show everyone the exciting terrain in Grant County, a mission PNM gets behind. "We have road, gravel and mountain bike riding," says retired Race Director and current board member Jack Brennan in this 30-second [...]
Thank you for participating in the Gila Monster Gran Fondo p/b Southwest Bone and Joint Institute on October 7, 2023! Organizers look forward to seeing you again next year and hope you'll visit Silver City for the Tour of the Gila April 24-28, 2024. You can get the full experience racing on our region's narrow, [...]
Jennifer Buntz will roll up to the start line of the Gila Monster Gran Fondo Saturday. She has participated in races and rides organized by Tour of the Gila more times than she can count. So, while pinning on a number in Silver City isn’t new to her, she still treasures the chance to do [...]
“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 [...]