Tour of the Gila

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

UnitedHealthcare rider claims victory in the Silver City's Tour of the Gila, his first stage race win as a professional

Casey B. Gibson is on hand for the finale to the 2013 Silver City's Tour of the Gila, the fabled Gila Monster

Results from stage 5 of the 2013 Silver City's Tour of the Gila

The Gila Monster concludes one of the toughest weeks of domestic racing

Casey B. Gibson snaps the action at Saturday's Downtown Criterium in Silver City

Just four seconds separate race leader Acevedo from second-placed Baldwin, but the overall standings remain tight throughout the top 10

A suspicious package delays the start of the men's race

Results from stage 4 of the 2013 Silver City's Tour of the Gila

After a few missteps last season, including an ill-advised change of position, Zirbel is back on top of his time-trial game

Casey B. Gibson captures the time trial at the 2013 Silver City Tour of the Gila

Results from stage 3 of the 2013 Silver City's Tour of the Gila

Former NRC champion rides an emotional solo journey to a stage win in New Mexico

Powerhouses Tom Zirbel and Alison Powers crank their way to Gila stage wins in the wind and cold

Young riders look back at the second day in Silver City

Scenes from the second stage of race action at the 2013 Silver City's Tour of the Gila

Youngster Arnaud Grand picks up a contentious win in New Mexico

Full GC and stage results from stage 2 of the Tour of the Gila

Chris Baldwin looks like the 2006 overall Gila champion-edition in a tough finale on Wednesday

American riders check in and talk tactics from the Silver City's Tour of the Gila

Full men's and women's results from the first day of the 2013 Tour of the Gila

Americans talk about the Silver City's Tour of the Gila on the eve of the race

Former Giro Donne champion leaves the field behind on the final climb of the Mogollon stage

The full startlist for the women's race at the Silver City's Tour of the Gila, which runs from May 1-5

The full startlist for the men's race at the Silver City's Tour of the Gila, which runs from May 1-5

Bissell rider talks about his hard crash at the San Dimas Stage Race, which left him with a myriad of injuries

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Stage 5 of the 2012 SRAM Tour of the Gila, through the lens of Casey B. Gibson

Olympic champ, former NRC champ Rory Sutherland lead SRAM Tour of the Gila from beginning-to-end after Armstrong, Craddock take final stage

Stage 4 of the 2012 SRAM Tour of the Gila, through the lens of Casey B. Gibson

Phil Gaimon from Kenda-5 Hour Energy blogs from New Mexico's Tour of the Gila about nosebleeds, a bullying big brother and other racing intrigue

Huffman, Armstrong win Gila stage 3 time trial; Sutherland, Armstrong increase GC leads

Gallery: Stage 2 of the Tour of the Gila through the lens of Casey B. Gibson

Olympic time trial champ solidifies lead ahead of time trial; Sutherland defends his jersey

Stage 1 of the 2012 SRAM Tour of the Gila, through the lens of Casey B. Gibson

Sutherland, Armstrong tops in Gila opener

The category 2.2 SRAM Tour of the Gila, scheduled May 2-6 in and around Silver City, New Mexico, will provide a final tune-up for racers bound for the Amgen Tour of California May 13-20.

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Casey B. Gibson captures the Gila Monster, the final stage of the 2011 SRAM Tour of the Gila.

Race report

Men’s stage 5

• 1. Francisco Mancebo, Realcyclist.com Cycling Team, in 4:23:24
• 2. Lachlan Morton, Chipotle Development Team, in 4:24:36 at 0:01:12 U25
• 3. Joesph Dombrowski, Trek-Livestrong, in 4:24:38 at 0:01:14 U25
• 4. Dale Parker, Trek-Livestrong, in 4:24:38 at 0:01:14 U25
• 5. Alexander Howes, Chipotle Development Team, in 4:24:38 at 0:01:14 U25

Women’s Stage 5

• 1. DONOVAN Kathryn, Missing Link Coaching Syste, in 3:26:22
• 2. ALBRECHT Lex, Team Juvederm-Specialized, in 3:28:59 at 0:02:37 U26
• 3. LOGAN-SPRENGER, Colavita/forno D'asolo, in 3:31:14 at 0:04:52
• 4. PHILLIPS Jessica, Team Ajax Tavern, in 3:31:18 at 0:04:56
• 5. KACHOREK Emily, Primal/mapmyride, in 3:31:21 at 0:04:59

Men’s FINAL GC

• 1. Francisco Mancebo, Realcyclist.com Cycling Team, in 13:42:58
• 2. Dale Parker, Trek-Livestrong, in 13:46:15 at 0:03:17 U25
• 3. Lachlan Morton, Chipotle Development Team, in 13:46:17 at 0:03:19 U25
• 4. Alexander Howes, Chipotle Development Team, in 13:46:41 at 0:03:43 U25
• 5. Matt Cooke, Team Exergy, in 13:46:42 at 0:03:44

Women’s FINAL GC

• 1. Clara Hughes, Pactimo Cycling Team, in 13:19:15
• 2. Mara Abbott, Diadora-Pasta Zara Team, in 13:22:07 at 0:02:52
• 3. Kathryn Donovan, Missing Link Coaching Systems /, in 13:22:30 at 0:03:15
• 4. Andrea Dvorak, Colavita/forno D'asolo, in 13:24:02 at 0:04:47
• 5. Janel Holcomb, Colavita/forno D'asolo, in 13:24:21 at 0:05:06

PINOS ALTOS, New Mexico (VN) — Francisco "Paco" Mancebo and Clara Hughes each put on impressive displays of power while locking up overall victories Sunday at the SRAM Tour of the Gila.

Women's stage 4

• 1. Clara Hughes, Pactimo Cycling Team, in 1:07:02
• 2. Lauren Tamayo, Peanut Butter & Co.twenty12, at s.t.
• 3. Patuzz Eleonora, Diadora-Pasta Zara Team, at s.t. U26
• 4. Heather Logan-Sprenger, Colavita/forno D'asolo, at s.t.
• 5. Modesta Vzesniauskaite, Colavita/forno D'asolo, at s.t.

Men's stage 4

• 1. Joseph Lewis, Trek-Livestrong, in 1:34:14 at s.t. U25
• 2. Alejandr Borrajo, Jamis Sutter Home P/b Colavita, in 1:34:14 at s.t.
• 3. Aaron Kemps, V Australia Pro Cycling, in 1:34:14 at s.t. U25
• 4. Dan Summerhill, Chipotle Development Team, in 1:34:14 at s.t. U25
• 5. Anibal Borrajo, Jamis Sutter Home P/b Colavita, in 1:34:14 at s.t.

Women's GC

• 1. Clara Hughes, in 9:47:43 Pactimo Cycling Team
• 2. Mara Abbott, in 9:49:36 at 0:01:53 Diadora-Pasta Zara Team
• 3. Rhae Shaw, in 9:50:51 at 0:03:08 CycleU
• 4. Janel Holcomb, in 9:51:08 at 0:03:25 Colavita/Forno d\'Asolo
• 5. Alison Starnes, in 9:52:00 at 0:04:17 Peanut Butter & Co.TWENTY12

Men's GC

• 1. Francisco Mancebo, in 9:19:44 Realcyclist.com Cycling Team
• 2. Ben Day, in 9:20:59 at 0:01:15 Kenda/5-Hour Energy Pro Cycling p
• 3. Luis Amaran, in 9:21:24 at 0:01:40 Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita
• 4. Dale Parker, in 9:21:37 at 0:01:53 Trek-LIVESTRONG
• 5. Lachlan Morton, in 9:21:47 at 0:02:03 Chipotle Development Team

SILVER CITY, New Mexico (VN) — Trek-Livestrong may have lost some big names to the pros in the off season, but you'd never know it at the SRAM Tour of the Gila this week, where a new crop of developing riders stepped up to duplicate its 2010 wins.

BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — VeloNews.com will stream live video of the SRAM Tour of the Gila stage 4 Downtown Silver City Criterium on Saturday, April 4.

TYRONE, New Mexico (VN) — The Trek-Livestrong development team once again surprised even itself with a blistering time trial win at the Tour of the Gila, when 18-year-old Dale Parker surprised the heavy hitters.

Men's stage 2: Frank Pipp (Bissell) Women's stage 2: Heather Logan-Sprenger (Colavita) Men's GC: Francisco Mancebo (RealCyclist.com) Women's GC: Mara Abbott (Diadora-Pasta Zara)

Pipp and Logan-Sprenger win Gila's second stage

Men

• 1. MANCEBO Francisco, Realcyclist.com Cycling Team, at 03:59:22
• 2. WREN Tyler, Jamis Sutter Home P/b Colavita, at 03:59:36 at 00:14.00
• 3. DOMBROWSKI Joesph, Trek-Livestrong, at 03:59:57 at 00:35.00
• 4. HOWES Alexander, Chipotle Development Team, at 04:00:02 at 00:40.00
• 5. BENNETT George, Trek-Livestrong, at 04:00:02 at 00:40.00

Women

• 1. Mara Abbott, Diadora-Pasta Zara Team, in 4:11:40.
• 2. F Oliveira (parks), Pactimo Cycling Team, at 4:11:59. at 0:00:19
• 3. Clara Hughes, Pactimo Cycling Team, at 4:12:30. at 0:00:50
• 4. Andrea Dvorak, Colavita/forno D'asolo, at 4:13:02. at 0:01:22
• 5. Nicole Evans, Mapmyride, at 4:13:17. at 0:01:37

MOGOLLON, New Mexico (VN) — Francesco Mancebo (Realcyclist.com) and Mara Abbott (Diadora) each won the first stage of the Tour of the Gila on Wednesday with solo victories atop the Mogollon climb.

Officials have adjusted results for the SRAM Tour of the Gila to restore Dave Zabriskie to the final overall podium, bumping Phil Zajicek back down to fourth, race director Jack Brennan told VeloNews on Tuesday.

Andrew Talansky comes out of nowhere to establish himself with the best young rider prize at the SRAM Tour of the Gila

2010 SRAM Tour of the Gila results

Darren Lill (Fly V Australia) attacked his breakaway companions 16 miles from the end of the SRAM Tour of the Gila's final stage Sunday and solo'd to one of the biggest wins of his career.

Judging by the volume of article comments (many of them removed to keep this a family Web site), cycling fans are more interested in one of the SRAM Tour of the Gila podium girls than almost any aspect of the New Mexican stage race.

Taylor Phinney made it two in a row for his Trek-Livestrong squad on Saturday by winning the SRAM Tour of the Gila criterium, outsprinting Ivan Dominguez (Jamis-Sutter Home).

Defending champion Levi Leipheimer sits in a position that is at once comfortable yet precarious heading into the final stage of the SRAM Tour of the Gila.

Things went smooth for Peanut Butter & Co. on Saturday, as the team ably protected Mara Abbott's race lead and took a stage win to boot.

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Silver City, New Mexico, woke up to crystal blue skies and a bit of a chill Saturday, as drivers poured over the scrubby high desert and through the mountains from Las Cruces, El Paso, Tucson and Albuquerque to gawk at the SRAM Tour of the Gila downtown criterium and its star riders.

Alison Powers (Vera Bradley Foundation) closed two-thirds of her gap to race leader Mara Abbott (Peanut Butter & Co.-Twenty12) on Friday, winning the 16.15-mile Tyrone time trial by a minute in a half over second-placed Errine Willock (Webcor) and 2:14 ahead of Abbott.

Jesse Sergent (Trek-Livestrong) shocked the star-studded field at the SRAM Tour of the Gila Friday, winning the 16.15-mile Tyrone time trial in 34:09, 14 seconds ahead of race leader Levi Leipheimer (Mellow Johnny's).