Ella Sabo won stage 4 of the Tour of the Gila women’s race in a bunch sprint, finishing ahead of Camille Desroches Laflamme (Speedblock p/b Terun) and stage 3 winner Grace Arlandson (Aegis x Leaders of Enchantment).
Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28 controlled the peloton during the 25-lap, 27-mile criterium in downtown Silver City, so that Sabo, the reigning U23 road national champion, was able to take her seventh win, and first UCI victory, of the season.
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Walter Vargas (Medellín-EPM) finished in the bunch to hold the overall lead, with a 17-second advantage over Henrique de Silva Avancini (Localiza Meoo-Swift) and 41 seconds on Diego Camargo (Medellín-EPM). Defending champion Kieran Haug and teammate Stites are fourth and fifth, 45 and 51 seconds back.
The Tour of the Gila concludes on Sunday with the daunting Gila Monster Road Race, where the women will race 65.9 miles with 5,487 feet of climbing from Silver City to Piños Altos, and the men will tackle 100.6 miles with 9,957 feet of climbing.
Results
UCI Men
|
Position |
Rider (Country) Team |
Time Gap |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Patrick Welch (USA) APS Pro Cycling |
2:04:00 |
|
2 |
Brandon Alejandro Rojas Vega (Col) GW Erco Sportfitnes |
– |
|
3 |
Cole Kessler (USA) Modern Adventure |
– |
|
4 |
Tyler Stites (USA) Modern Adventure |
0:00:14 |
|
5 |
Walter Calzoni (Ita) Pinarello-Q36.5 |
– |
UCI Women
|
Position |
Rider (Country) Team |
Time Gap |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Ella Sabo (USA) Virginia’s Blue Ridge Twenty28 |
1:03:58 |
|
2 |
Camille Desroches Laflamme SPEEDBLOCK – TERUN ELITE |
– |
|
3 |
Grace… |
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