November 22, 2005 – Hundreds of cyclists of all abilities lined the streets of Tucson, Arizona, for the annual El Tour de Tucson. Riders set off in the early morning under chill temperatures – although after a few hours it was typical sunny, cloudless and hot Tucson weather.

Although the day is both a tour and a race, with the presence of top riders like Phonak’s Floyd Landis, former Postal rider Robbie Ventura, and former top Canuck Scott Price, the pace was fast and furious.

After 170km, the winner came in solo as local rider Curtis Gunn dropped Nathan Mitchell on the run in to the finish. The lead breakaway had established a healthy gap midway and managed to hold off the challengers, including a fiesty Landis.

El Tour de Tucson

1. Curtis Gunn 4.21.23
2. Nathan Mitchell 0.36
3. Douglas Loveday 0.37
4. Rob Alvarez 0.38
5. Floyd Landis 0.40
6. Robbie Ventura 1.01
7. Denny Vaughan
8. James Flora 1.02
9. Dan Schmatz
10. Bobby Verenna
11. John Walsh 1.03
12. Christopher Mosora
13. Michael Anderson
14. Scott Blanchard
15. Kyle Akin
16. Robert Dolman
17. David Milne
18. Todd Mion
19. Kelly Sparks 1.04
20. Scott Biaggi
21 Patrick Smallwood
22 Jim Silverman
23 Corey Steingrecher 1.05