Tour of the Gila

Controversy-stalked Colombian wins opening stage of US race, crashes out while wearing the leader's jersey the day after.

‘To be able to win this overall at CS Velo is just unbelievable,’ says team director Tanner Putt.

‘Six years ago I couldn’t imagine this. I was at the rehab center learning how to walk and talk again,’ said De Crescenzo about her return to form.

GC sits delicately poised in both races ahead of 'Gila Monster' climbing stage Sunday.

Matteo Del-Cin moves to top of GC in men's race, Lauren De Crescenzo hangs on for slim lead in women's with two stages remaining.

De Crescenzo goes on huge solo to claim stage and race leader's jersey, Andre “Toby” Røed retains GC lead in men's race.

Aggressive racing on the opening stage at the Tour of the Gila.

Organizers of New Mexico's Tour of the Gila have called off the 2021 edition due to rising COVID-19 rates.

New Mexico's Tour of the Gila has rescheduled its April date back to late September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Comparing the Tour of the Gila in real life to its virtual execution on RGT.

The second stop on the Echelon Racing League pro series saw winners in both the men's and women's races go three for three.

Watch the closing stage of the virtual New Mexico race on RGT here.

Watching the Mogollon Road Race stage on RGT here.

Stage 1 of the Virtual Tour of the Gila starts at 6:10 p.m. EST. Watch the action here.

Watch live women's racing Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

Watch live men's racing Sunday at 12 p.m. EST

A followup to the successful Virtual Redlands Classic will include international pros, domestic elite squads, and an entry from the U.S. women's national team.

Cyclestream.tv will offer free broadcast of the criterium stages at the Redlands Bicycle Classic and Tour of the Gila for free.

New Mexico's Tour of the Gila is a stage race like no other. It is held in the eclectic mining town of Silver City, and has been a regular stop on the U.S. domestic racing scene for decades. At one time the fields were filled with top professionals preparing for the Amgen Tour of California, or racing to get the needed hard miles at high altitude. The race still attracts plenty of UCI Continental pro riders, many of whom have WorldTour aspirations. This year saw familiar faces return: Floyds’s Pro Cycling D.S. Gord Fraser has been at Gila as a racer and now director for nearly 15 years, as has Wildlife Generation manager Danny Van Haute. Former mountain bike racer and U.S. team coach Mark Gullickson attended the race to watch his son race in the amateur category. The entire organization is held together by Jack Brennan, who has retired once, only to return to make sure the race doesn’t die. And the course is one of the most scenic and challenging in North America.

Chris Blevins has stormed into 2018 with wins in the mountain bike Pro XCT and Tour of the Gila. What's next for the young star?

One of the biggest stage races on the domestic circuit challenges pros and amateurs alike with high altitude climbing.

Rob Britton of Rally Cycling and Katie Hall of United Healthcare captured overall victories at Tour of the Gila victory, while Gavin Mannion and Diane Penuela Martinez took stage honors.

Sensational Colombian climbing talent Oscar Sanchez hopes to unseat the favorites on the Gila Monster at Tour of the Gila.

Serghei Tvetcov and Chloe Dygert triumph in the Tour of the Gila's third stage

For now, 20-year-old American Chris Blevins is happy to shine on both the road and the mountain bike.

The men's and women's races kicked off Wednesday with a finish on the famous Mogollon climb.

A string of races across the U.S. have been canceled, yet Tour of the Gila has survived, only barely.

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Scenes from the fifth and final stage of the Tour of the Gila, dominated all week by Rally Cycling.

Tayler Wiles and Evan Huffman win the Tour of the Gila overall in Pinos Altos, New Mexico.

Eric Young and Emma White clean up at the Tour of the Gila's stage 4 in Silver City, New Mexico.

Rally cycling team goes two-for-two Saturday at Tour of the Gila, with Emma White and Eric Young winning the Silver City criterium.

New Mexico's Tour of the Gila moved into the 26-kilometer stage 3 individual time trial with Leah Thomas and Evan Huffman taking top honors.

Lex Albrecht took stage 2 of the women's Tour of the Gila, while breakaway companion Tayler Wiles takes second to slide into overall lead.

Rally's Cycling claims second straight stage win and maintains control of leaders jersey at Tour of the Gila on Thursday.

Tour of the Gila kicked off with a modified Mogollon stage won by UnitedHealthcare's Katie Hall and Rally's Matteo Dal-Cin.

The Tour of the Gila announces its teams for the 2017 edition of the tough stage race in New Mexico.

Lachlan Morton and Mara Abbott earned the overall victories at the 30th edition of the Tour of the Gila.

Jaramillo nabs stage win and Morton wraps up overall title in Gila finale, as Abbott wins both stage and GC in women's race

Scenes from the Tour of the Gila's fourth stage, a criterium in downtown Silver City, New Mexico

Eric Marcotte and Heather Fischer take victories in the Tour of the Gila's stage 3 criterium

Images from the Tour of the Gila's third stage, a 26-kilometer individual time trial

Pre-race favorites Kristin Armstrong and Tom Zirbel don't disappoint, winning the Tour of the Gila's stage 3 time trial.

Scenes from the second stage of racing at New Mexico’s Tour of the Gila.

Travis McCabe sprints to victory in stage 2 as Lachlan Morton keeps the overall lead. Jasmin Glaesser wins from a late break.

Scenes from the men's and women's stage 1 at the annual race in New Mexico, now in its 30th year.

Zack Allison finds himself with a broken bike, alone in Tour of the Gila stage 1, but a good Samaritan appears and saves his race.

Defending champion Mara Abbott wins stage 1 of the Tour of the Gila, and Lachlan Morton claims his first career win at the race.

Photographers Mitchell Clinton, John Devich, and Casey Gibson share three favorite images from the Tour of the Gila.

The UCI stops disc brake trial in WorldTour, but does that affect the average amateur who's got a new bike with discs?

The Tour of the Gila announced an impressive line-up of 25 men's teams and 16 women's teams for the 30th running of the New Mexico Race.

Casey B. Gibson follows the final stage of the 2015 Silver City Tour of the Gila — the Gila Monster Road Race

Mara Abbott and Rob Britton stood atop the final podiums in Silver City as the Tour of the Gila concluded with the Gila Monster Road Race

Casey B. Gibson snaps the action as the Tour of the Gila tackles the Downtown Silver City Criterium

Sebastian Haedo and Hannah Barnes shine at the Downtown Silver City Criterium

The men's and women's UCI races take on the race of truth in New Mexico in Friday's stage of the Tour of the Gila

Tom Zirbel and Lauren Stephens prove fastest on a calm day in New Mexico, as Abbott and Montiel keep their overall leads

The second stage of the Tour of the Gila took the men's and women's fields around the Inner Loop course

Eric Young sprints to victory, and Annie Ewart's long-range breakaway succeeds as Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies wins both races

Casey B. Gibson captures the action during the opening stage of the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico

Montiel moves into overall lead after Mogollon road race stage in New Mexico

The Amy D. Foundation creates an opportunity for talented women to race on a composite team, and Abbot delivers a win in first stage of Gila

The UCI team line-up is announced for this week's Tour of the Gila, a five-day race in New Mexico

A title sponsor has had to pull its investment from the 2015 Tour of the Gila, which is now in jeopardy of being canceled.

A look at Carter Jones' power numbers shows how he was able to win on the roads of New Mexico and fight on in California

Casey B. Gibson captures the Gila Monster stage of the 2014 Silver City Tour of the Gila

Abbott ran away with the race while Jones won a squeaker in the final Gila Monster stage

Day is part of a break that laps the men's field, while Abbott stays tucked away in the women's bunch

Casey B. Gibson snaps the crit at the 2014 Silver City Tour of the Gila

Casey B. Gibson captures the action at stage 3 of the 2014 Tour of the Gila

Colavita, Jelly Belly score wins in the time trial at the Silver City Tour of the Gila

Casey B. Gibson captures the action at the stage 2 Inner Loop Road Race from the Silver City Tour of the Gila

Specialized-lululemon rider takes women's stage for DNA Cycling

Mara Abbott rides away with the leader's jersey at Mogollon

Jamis sweeps the men's podium on day 1 of the Tour of the Gila

Criterium winner Kiel Reijnen looks back on the Tour of the Gila and forward to the national championships