May 1, 2008 (Silver City, NM) – Gregorio Ladino Vega (Mex) Tecos and Leah Goldstein (Isr) ValueAct Capital Cycling Team who lives in Kamloops, BC won yesterday’s Stage 1 race from Silver City to Mogollon Road Race, 152.3 km men/115.8 km women. The Tour of the Gila runs from April 30-May 4 in New Mexico.

Pro Men

1. Gregorio Ladino Vega (Mex) Tecos 3:55:44
2. Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita Sutter Home p/b cooking light at 0:26
3. Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos 0:41
4. Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0:52
5. Michael Grabinger (USA) Successful Living Pro Cycling 1:03
6. Justin England (USA) Toyota-United 1:23
7. Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita Sutter Home p/b cooking light 1:23
8. Chris Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United 1:28
9. Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling 1:32
10. Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 1:32

6:52
62. Ryan Anderson (Can) Symmetrics 13:05
13:48

Pro 1/2/3 Women

1. Leah Goldstein (Isr) ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 3:45:18
2. Kristin McGrath (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home p/b 0:28
3. Leigh Hobson (Can) Cheerwine Cycling 0:55
4. Kristin Sanders (USA) Aaron’s Professional
Women’s 1:31
5. Andrea Dvorak (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home p/b 1:49
6. Kelly McDonald (USA) Touchstone Climbing 1:53
7. ? Asplund-Owens (USA) Cheerwine Cycling 2:06
8. Leda Cox (GBr) America’s Dairyland 2:13
9. Stacy Marple (USA) Cheerwine Cycling 2:29
10. Sharon Allpress (USA) ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 3:03

25. Alison Testroete (Can) Aaron’s Professional Women’s 5:03
26. Sarah Stewart (Can) Proman Racing 5:03
28. Julie Beveridge (Can) Aaron’s 5:27
6:17
44. Anne Samplonius (Can) Cheerwine Cycling 7:19
48. Megan Rathwell (Can) Team H&R Block 8:53
53. Marni Hambleton (Can) ValueAct Capital Cycling Team 12:15