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From left are Emma Langley, Emily Ehrlich, Marcella Prieto Castaneda and Nadia Gontova, some of the top Women UCI finishers from last year.

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Rev. Sarah Guck, Race Chaplain, provides a blessing for the riders.

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The racers head down Pope Street on their way to Mogollon.

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From left are UCI men Oscar Sevilla, Fabio Duarte, and Wilmar Paredes Zapata of Team Medellin joining the starting grid.

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Rev. Sarah Guck gives a pre-race blessing to all the riders.

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The grid is assembled and ready to start.

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Stage 1 begins for the UCI Men.