Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28 sweep four stages and GC podium at Tucson Bicycle Classic

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Anna Hicks held the GC lead for elite women from start to finish at the 2025 Tucson Bicycle Classic, and along with teammates Sofia Arreola, Emily Ehrlich and Rylee McMullen the Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28 team swept the top four podium spots after four stages in Tucson, Arizona. The women’s Continental squad also demonstrated their ‘desert domination’ with individual podiums – Hicks, Marlies Mejías-Garcia, McMullen and Arreola each earning one stage victory.

On the men’s side, the leader’s jersey changed hands in three of the four stages, Patrick Welch (Above and Beyond Cancer) was rewarded on Sunday with the GC title, short of any stage wins but rewarded as the most consistent rider. Nathan Cusack (Kelly Benefits Cycling) dominated three of the four stages but did not factor in the top GC standings.