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Austin Killips (Amy D Foundation) won the women’s Tour of Gila, and Alex Hoehn took the men’s race on Sunday in New Mexico.
Killips took a dominant win, wearing the leader’s jersey heading in the Queen stage. The 27-year-old rider who transitioned in 2019, attached a small break in the 110-stage from Silver City to Piños Altos. From there, Killips would stay clear on the third-category climb and secure the overall. According to the organizers, Killips is the first openly trans woman athlete to ever win Gila.
Killips of @AmyD_Foundation is the new #UCIWomen‘s Polka Dot Jersey leader!#TOTG2023 pic.twitter.com/3j9VtyOqDp
— Tour of the Gila (@TouroftheGila) April 27, 2023
This year, and for the first time in its history, the winners of the women’s race also received equal pay as the men.
Donated funds made possible the move toward equality and a total prize purse of $35,350—the same as UCI Men,” Jack Brennan, Tour of the Gila race director said. “We’ve been wanting to make this happen—and go above and beyond the UCI requirement—and now we’re finally able to do it. It’s been a Tour of the Gila goal from the race’s beginning.”
In the men’s race, Above & Beyond Cancer Cycling p/b Bike World rider Alex Hoehn snagged the victory. Hoehn sat third going into the fifth and final stage. He broke clear with former Tour de France rider Oscar Sevilla, who at 46, still has some climbing legs. The Spanish rider won the stage, with Hoehn finishing second. That would secure his overall win, with Sevilla finishing only two seconds behind.
.@TorbjornRoed Above and Beyond Cancer lost the overall lead but to his teammate @hoehn_hoehn and he still ended his #TOTG2023 in third overall. All around, a success for his entire team. #UCIMen pic.twitter.com/cie7Be1X45
— Tour of the Gila (@TouroftheGila) April 30, 2023
The top Canadian woman was Nadia Gontova, who finished fifth overall, 4:38 behind Killips. As well as the overall, Killips also won the Queen of the Mountains jersey.
Top Canuck in the men’s race was Toronto Hustle’s Carson Miles, who took 26th overall.
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