Emily Ehrlich sets record with fourth consecutive GC win at Valley of the Sun Stage Race in Arizona

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Emily Ehrlich (Virginia’s Blue Ridge-TWENTY28) not only defended her elite women’s title at Valley of the Sun Stage Race on Sunday, but she became the first rider in 33 years to earn the GC title across four consecutive years.

Once the time trial was securely in hand, with a 37-second advantage to Fount Cycling’s Marjorie Rinaldo, the 31-year-old held steady across the road race and criterium stages to keep Rinaldo at bay, the Fount rider moving to third overall at 10 seconds back. VBR teammate Marlies Mejías used a stage 2 road race victory to finish second overall, 7 seconds back in the GC.