May 05, 2019 (Silver City, New Mexico) – Canadian James Piccoli and Elevate KHS Pro Cycling held strong to keep the general classification lead he secured in Stage 1 and expanded on in Stage 3.

Colombian Cristhian Montoya Giraldo (Team Medellín) proved his reign over the King of the Mountains jersey Sunday on the queen stage of Tour of the Gila, but his team’s efforts to disrobe Piccoli of the leader’s jersey were unsuccessful.

Piccoli said it’s surreal to be in the leader’s jersey even though he’s held it throughout the five stages.

“This stage is so hard,” Piccoli said. “I’ve said it’s the hardest stage in North-American bike racing, and I believe that’s true, so it’s really hard to count your chickens before the stage is over, before you actually cross the line, and there were a couple of moments today where there was definitely some pressure. So to cross the line and have the overall victory of the Tour of the Gila is really, really special.”

The 100.6-mile Gila Monster Road Race presented by SkyWest Media climbed more than 9,000 feet, and right out of the gate, attacks began to fly. But nothing stuck until the field came closer to the first intermediate sprint.

By then, a three-man break had established with a 30-second advantage. Travis McCabe (Floyd’s Pro Cycling), who was two points down from Michael Hernandez (Aevolo) for the Sprint Leader’s jersey, attempted to bridge, dragging Hernandez with him. It didn’t work, and Canadian Travis Samuel (DCBank Pro Cycling), who was in the three-man break, picked up first place points, helping him leapfrog Canadian Nickolas Zukowsky (Floyd’s Pro Cycling) to move him up to second place in the overall sprint competition.

Piccoli said his team knew that when it came down to the tough climbs, he would have to take on the responsibility of keeping the jersey.

“There were a lot of attacks, but I knew that if I kept riding a strong tempo, which I knew I could, it would be really hard for people to make big time gains,” Piccoli said. “So luckily whenever people attacked, I just kept calm and kept my head and rode a pace that’s hard enough for people not to get time.”

He thanked his teammates for being a dominant force at Tour of the Gila.

“In all aspects of the Tour of the Gila this year, our team was spectacular, in supporting my GC hopes, in shouldering responsibility of riding for the jersey, in the crit, in the time trial,” Piccoli said. “We were pretty dominant this week, it’s so cool to see the team have success in GC and in other areas. It’s so, so special.”

Women’s Race

Australian Brodie Chapman (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) climbed her way to general classification victory after slaying the Gila Monster stage Sunday and besting Olympic silver medalist and multi-time world champion Chloé Dygert Owen (Sho-Air TWENTY20) by more than a minute.

One second separated the two going into Tour of the Gila Stage 5, and the race was an epic power battle that ended with Dygert Owen shaking after she crossed the finish line; she pushed her body to the limit, fighting to catch Chapman and keep the leader’s jersey.

“My team rode perfectly today,” Chapman said. “We weren’t too stressed about a break going; in fact, that actually helped us. It was always going to come down to that climb and who could go long on the climb. I just picked a moment when I felt good after my team had led me out and got a good song in my head and chipped away to the finish line.”

Sara Bergen (Can) Rally Cycling was the top Canuck in 6th followed by Jasmin Duehring (Can) TWENTY20 Pro Cycling in 8th who took home 3rd overall while Berger was 7th overall.

Results

Pro Men

1. Cristhian Montoya Giraldo (Medellin) 4:19:17
2. Alex Hoehn* (Aevolo) 0:06
3. Tyler Stites* (Aevolo) 0:10
4. Ed Frayre Moctezuma (Team California)
5. Edwa Beltran Suarez (Medellin)
6. James Piccoli (Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling) 0:15
7. Osca Sevilla Rivera (Medellin)
8. Marko Pavli (DC Bank Pro Cycling Team)
9. Keegan Swirbul (Floyd’s Pro Cycling) 0:20
10. Nickolas Zukowsky* (Floyd’s Pro Cycling)
11. Serghei Tvetcov (Floyd’s Pro Cycling)
12. Barry Miller* (Pacific Premier Bank Cycling) 0:33
13. Flav De Luna Davila (303 Project) 0:42
14. Chad Hall (Team California) 1:17
15. Sean Gardner (Gateway Devo Cycling) 5:13
16. Samuel Boardman (Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling)
17. Jean-Denis Thibault* (DC Bank Pro Cycling Team) 5:28
18. Villalobos Hernande* (Aevolo)
19. Eric Brunner* (303 Project) 6:22
20. Jordan Cheyne (Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling) 6:36
21. Robigzo Oyola Oyola (Medellin)
22. Matthew Zimmer (Project Echelon Racing) 6:45
23. Zachary Nehr (Project Echelon Racing) 7:23
24. Brett Wachtendorf (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team) 8:24
25. Cooper Shanks (Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees) 8:35
26. Nathaniel English (Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees) 9:50
27. Ryan Kingsolver (Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team) 10:07
28. Conor Schunk* (Gateway Devo Cycling) 10:38
29. David Greif (Project Echelon Racing) 11:53
30. John Jantz (Pacific Premier Bank Cycling) 12:05
31. Isaiah Newkirk (303 Project)
32. Gabriel A Baca Soto (303 Project) 12:25
33. Fern Arroyo Rosario (Otto Jacome Cycling Team)
34. Finn Gullickson* (Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team) 12:27
35. George Simpson (Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling)
36. James Fourie (ProTouch)
37. Colby Lange* (Wildlife Generation Cycling Team)
38. Mirafuentes Resende* (DC Bank Pro Cycling Team)
39. Tanner Ward (Veloselect Racing Team)
40. Tim Mcbirney*(Team California) 14:45
41. Thomas Wavrin (Support Clean Sport / BSCG) 16:17
42. Alexander Cowan (Floyd’s Pro Cycling) 20:16
43. John Borstelmann (Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees) 20:48
44. Gabrie Rojas Campos* (Aevolo) 21:49
45. Abn Gonzalez Rivera* (Pacific Premier Bank Cycling)
46. Alexander Amiri (Team California)
47. Brett Rindt (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team)
48. Lance Haidet* (Aevolo)
49. Grant Ellwood (303 Project)
50. Austin Stephens (303 Project)
51. Paul Hartner* (Project Echelon Racing)
52. Gregory Daniel (DC Bank Pro Cycling Team)
53. Enri Serrato Lozano (Team California)
54. Fabi Duarte Arevalo (Medellin)
55. Jonathan Clarke (Floyd’s Pro Cycling) 22:20
56. Laurent Gervais* (Aevolo) 22:28
57. Michael Hernandez* (Aevolo)
58. Travis Samuel (DC Bank Pro Cycling Team) 22:39
59. Chris Riekert (Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees) 23:20
60. Innokenty Zavyalov (Semper Porro)
61. Ulise Castillo Soto (Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling)
62. Griffin Easter (303 Project)
63. Matti Rowe (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team)
64. Ethan Overson* (Gateway Devo Cycling) 23:37
65. Patrick Collins (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team) 27:28
66. Richard Arnopol (Project Echelon Racing) 30:23
67. Henry York (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team) 31:26
68. Antoine Leplingard (DC Bank Pro Cycling Team 32:31
69. Kent Ross (Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team) 33:37
70. Joseph Bacala (Semper Porro) 35:00
71. Andrew Shimizu (Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees)
72. Rex Roberts (Semper Porro)
73. Mitchell Eliot (ProTouch)
74. Evan Bausbacher* (Gateway Devo Cycling) 37:45
75. Maxx Chance (Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team) 38:14
76. Joseph Garey (Semper Porro) 39:58
77. E Hernandez Vazquez (Otto Jacome Cycling Team) 41:18
78. P Fernandez Murillo (Support Clean Sport / BSCG) 41:43
79. Adam Roberge* (Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling) 42:09
80. Oma Aguilera Garcia* (Pacific Premier Bank Cycling) 43:19
81. Tyrel Fuchs* (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team)
82. Trevor O’Donnell (Gateway Devo Cycling) 45:00
83. Myle Van Musschenbroek (ProTouch) 46:34
DNF Travis McCabe (Floyd’s Pro Cycling)
DNF Carson Miles* (Floyd’s Pro Cycling)
DNF Rodriguez Victoria* (Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling)
DNF Eric Young (Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling)
DNF Evan Hartig (Project Echelon Racing)
DNF Callum Gordon (Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees)
DNF Chien Chou Chen * (Veloselect Racing Team)
DNF Ethan Palamerek* (Support Clean Sport / BSCG)
DNF Santillanes Garcia (Support Clean Sport / BSCG)

Pro Women

1. Brodie Chapman (Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley) 3:12:55
2. Krist Doebel-Hickok (Rally UHC Cycling) 0:10
3. Justine Barrow (HMS) 0:28
4. Ana Hernandez Delgado (DURANGO-Specialized-IED) 0:35
5. Emma Grant (Sho-Air TWENTY20) 0:38
6. Sara Bergen (Rally UHC Cycling) 0:49
7. Chloe Dygert* (Sho-Air TWENTY20) 0:58
8. Jasmin Duehring (Sho-Air TWENTY20)
9. Jessica Cerra (Hagens Berman / Supermint) 1:03
10. Edwige Pitel (Femme Equipe p/b Swisse Well) 1:12
11. Leigh Ann Ganzar (Hagens Berman / Supermint) 1:24
12. Erica Clevenger (Sho-Air TWENTY20) 3:22
13. Heidi Franz* (Rally UHC Cycling) 5:04
14. Sarah Gigante* (HMS) 5:58
15. Maddy Ward (Donne Aevolo) 6:08
16. Katie Clouse** (HMS) 6:12
17. Deborah Paine* (Donne Aevolo) 6:13
18. Abigail Mickey (Rally UHC Cycling) 6:14
19. Claud Leal Balderas (DURANGO-Specialized-IED) 6:15
20. Emma Langley* (Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear) 6:16
21. Emily Newsom (Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley) 6:19
22. Catherine Colyn* (Donne Aevolo) 6:21
23. Anna Dorovskikh (Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear) 6:24
24. Jennifer Luebke (Sho-Air TWENTY20) 6:28
25. Lori Nedescu (Femme Equipe p/b Swisse Well) 6:33
26. Elizabeth S Lechuga (Donne Aevolo)
27. Liza Rachetto (Hagens Berman / Supermint) 6:46
28. Emily Marcolini* (Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley) 8:09
29. Lex Albrecht (Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley)
30. Rachel Langdon (Donne Aevolo) 9:24
31. Janelle Cole* (HMS) 9:44
32. Starla Teddergreen (Hagens Berman / Supermint) 10:06
33. Miriam Brouwer (Canadian National Team) 10:12
34. Marian Urrea Gladin* (DURANGO-Specialized-IED) 10:35
35. Charlotte Backus* (Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear) 10:38
36. Ariane Bonhomme* (Canadian National Team) 10:43
37. Lindsay Goldman (Hagens Berman / Supermint) 10:49
38. Kara Lilly (Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear)
39. Allie Dragoo (Sho-Air TWENTY20)
40. Alice Cobb* (Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley) 10:58
41. Stefanie Sydlik (Femme Equipe p/b Swisse Well)
42. Kinley Gibson* (Canadian National Team)
43. Sharlotte Lucas (Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley)
44. Annie Foreman-Mackey (Canadian National Team) 12:53
45. Maggie Coles-Lyster* (Canadian National Team) 17:41
46. Sara Poidevin* (Rally UHC Cycling)
47. Katherine Maine* (Rally UHC Cycling)
48. Heather Fischer (HMS) 26:28
49. Jane Tullis** (HMS) 53:37

Final GC

Pro Men

1. James Piccoli (CAN) Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling 13:04:10
2. Oscar M Sevilla Rivera (ESP) Medellin 0:46
3. Nickolas Zukowsky* (CAN) Floyd’s Pro Cycling 1:19
4. Alex Hoehn* (USA) Aevolo 1:33
5. Tyler Stites* (USA) Aevolo 1:55
6. Keegan Swirbul (USA) Floyd’s Pro Cycling 2:26
7. Marko Pavli (SLO) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team 2:39
8. Eder Frayre Moctezuma (MEX) Team California 2:52
9. Cristh Montoya Giraldo (COL) Medellin 3:25
10. Edward Beltran Suarez (COL) Medellin 3:47
11. Barry Miller* (USA) Pacific Premier Bank Cycling 4:06
12. Chad Hall (USA) Team California 5:19
13. Serghei Tvetcov (ROU) Floyd’s Pro Cycling 6:01
14. Flavio De Luna Davila (MEX) 303 Project 6:06
15. Samuel Boardman (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team 7:50
16. Sean Gardner (USA) Gateway Devo Cycling 8:16
17. Villalobos Hernande* (MEX) Aevolo 8:20
18. Matthew Zimmer (USA) Project Echelon Racing 9:57
19. Zachary Nehr (USA) Project Echelon Racing 10:36
20. Robigzon L Oyola Oyola (COL) Medellin 10:55
21. Eric Brunner* (USA) 303 Project 11:33
22. Jean-Denis Thibault* (CAN) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team 11:48
23. Cooper Shanks (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees 14:02
24. Conor Schunk* (USA) Gateway Devo Cycling 14:46
25. Jordan Cheyne (CAN) Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling 15:42
26. Brett Wachtendorf (USA) Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team 15:43
27. Ryan Kingsolver (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team 18:49
28. David Greif (USA) Project Echelon Racing 19:14
29. Tanner Ward (USA) Veloselect Racing Team 19:28
30. Colby Lange* (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team
31. Isaiah Newkirk (USA) 303 Project 20:19
32. John Jantz (USA) Pacific Premier Bank Cycling T 21:24
33. George Simpson (USA) Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling 22:12
34. Fernand Arroyo Rosario (MEX) Otto Jacome Cycling Team 22:50
35. Nathaniel English (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees 23:26
36. Gabriel Anto Baca Soto (MEX) 303 Project 24:12
37. Tim Mcbirney* (USA) Team California 26:04
38. Thomas Wavrin (USA) Support Clean Sport / BSCG / G 27:30
39. Paul Hartner* (USA) Project Echelon Racing 27:32
40. Gabriel F Rojas Campos* (CRC) Aevolo 27:56
41. Alexander Amiri (CAN) Team California 29:24
42. Laurent Gervais* (CAN) Aevolo 30:12
43. James Fourie (RSA) ProTouch 30:13
44. Ethan Overson* (USA) Gateway Devo Cycling 30:17
45. Eu Mirafuentes Resende* (MEX) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team 30:32
46. Brett Rindt (USA) Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team 31:09
47. Abner Gonzalez Rivera* (PUR) Pacific Premier Bank Cycling T 31:21
48. Finn Gullickson* (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team 31:55
49. Lance Haidet* (USA) Aevolo 32:19
50. Matti Rowe (USA) Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team 32:41
51. Travis Samuel (CAN) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team 33:41
52. Fabio A Duarte Arevalo (COL) Medellin 33:48
53. Grant Ellwood (USA) 303 Project 34:23
54. Griffin Easter (USA) 303 Project 34:52
55. Gregory Daniel (USA) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team 34:57
56. Jonathan Clarke (AUS) Floyd’s Pro Cycling 36:49
57. Patrick Collins (USA) Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team 36:55
58. Austin Stephens (USA) 303 Project 37:07
59. Enrique Serrato Lozano (MEX) Team California 37:37
60. Alexander Cowan (CAN) Floyd’s Pro Cycling 38:49
61. Antoine Leplingard (FRA) DC Bank Pro Cycling Team 39:04
62. Innokenty Zavyalov (USA) Semper Porro 39:56
63. Michael Hernandez* (USA) Aevolo 40:48
64. Ulises A Castillo Soto (MEX) Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling 41:29
65. Adam Roberge* (CAN) Elevate – KHS Pro Cycling 43:16
66. Kent Ross (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team 45:19
67. Andrew Shimizu (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees 47:41
68. Chris Riekert (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees 49:46
69. Tyrel Fuchs * (USA) Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team 52:44
70. John Borstelmann (USA) Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees 52:47
71. Pabl Fernandez Murillo (MEX) Support Clean Sport / BSCG / G 55:36
72. Emer Hernandez Vazquez (MEX) Otto Jacome Cycling Team 55:47
73. Evan Bausbacher* (USA) Gateway Devo Cycling 56:19
74. Maxx Chance (USA) Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team 57:20
75. Richard Arnopol (USA) Project Echelon Racing 58:53:00
76. Joseph Garey (USA) Semper Porro 59:11:00
77. Omar A Aguilera Garcia* (MEX) Pacific Premier Bank Cycling T 1:03:44
78. Trevor O’Donnell (CAN) Gateway Devo Cycling 1:05:59
79. Joseph Bacala (USA) Semper Porro 1:06:26
80. Myle Van Musschenbroek (RSA) ProTouch 1:10:36
81. Henry York (USA) Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team 1:11:02
82. Rex Roberts (USA) Semper Porro 1:18:44
83. Mitchell Eliot (RSA) ProTouch 1:19:55

Pro Women

1. Brodie Chapman (AUS) Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley 11:58:54
2. Chloe Dygert* (USA) Sho-Air TWENTY20 1:07
3. Jasmin Duehring (CAN) Sho-Air TWENTY20 2:21
4. Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 3:11
5. Edwige Pitel (FRA) Femme Equipe p/b Swisse Well 3:14
6. Emma Grant (GBR) Sho-Air TWENTY20 4:09
7. Sara Bergen (CAN) Rally UHC Cycling 4:44
8. Jessica Cerra (USA) Hagens Berman / Supermint 5:27
9. Justine Barrow (AUS) HMS 6:52
10. Ana Hernandez Delgado (MEX) DURANGO-Specialized-IED 7:05
11. Heidi Franz* (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 9:33
12. Erica Clevenger (USA) Sho-Air TWENTY20 9:37
13. Emily Newsom (USA) Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley 10:41
14. Jennifer Luebke (USA) Sho-Air TWENTY20 11:36
15. Abigail Mickey (USA) Rally UHC Cycling 12:06
16. Leigh Ann Ganzar (USA) Hagens Berman / Supermint 13:20
17. Elizabeth Scot Lechuga (USA) Donne Aevolo 13:30
18. Anna Dorovskikh (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear 14:22
19. Catherine Colyn* (RSA) Donne Aevolo) 15:46
20. Sarah Gigante* (AUS) HMS 15:53
21. Claudia Leal Balderas (MEX) DURANGO-Specialized-IED16:49
22. Katie Clouse** (USA) HMS 16:58
23. Deborah Paine* (NZL) Donne Aevolo 17:05
24. Maddy Ward (USA) Donne Aevolo 18:04
25. Allie Dragoo (USA) Sho-Air TWENTY20 18:37
26. Alice Cobb* (GBR) Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley 19:31
27. Liza Rachetto (USA) Hagens Berman / Supermint 19:47
28. Ariane Bonhomme* (CAN) Canadian National Team 22:13
29. Emma Langley* (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear 23:02
30. Starla Teddergreen (USA) Hagens Berman / Supermint 23:39
31. Lindsay Goldman (USA) Hagens Berman / Supermint 23:46
32. Stefanie Sydlik (USA) Femme Equipe p/b Swisse Well 23:52
33. Lex Albrecht (CAN) Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley 24:35
34. Sharlotte Lucas (NZL) Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley
35. Annie Foreman-Mackey (CAN) Canadian National Team 25:23
36. Charlotte Backus* (USA) Orion Racing p/b Borah Teamwear 26:13
37. Emily Marcolini* (CAN) Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley 26:51
38. Janelle Cole* (USA) HMS 29:16
39. Lori Nedescu (USA) Femme Equipe p/b SwisseWell 29:34
40. Rachel Langdon (GBR) Donne Aevolo 30:40
41. Miriam Brouwer (CAN) Canadian National Team 33:39
42. Kinley Gibson* (CAN) Canadian National Team 35:47
43. Maggie Coles-Lyster* (CAN) Canadian National Team 38:42
44. Katherine Maine* (CAN) Rally UHC Cycling 42:20
45. Sara Poidevin* (CAN) Rally UHC Cycling 1:02:27
46. Kara Lilly (CAN) Orion Racing p/b BorahTeamwear 1:04:05
47. Mariana Urrea Gladin* (MEX) DURANGO-Specialized-IED 1:06:10
48. Heather Fischer (USA) HMS 1:25:56
49. Jane Tullis** (USA) HMS 1:56:36