Stites Blasts Into Victory, Taking the Overall Lead at Tour of the Gila
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- Published: 26 April 2024 26 April 2024
By Rebecca Reza, RadioTour
At Tour of the Gila on Friday, Project Echelon's Tyler Stites blasted through the finish, seizing the win with a time of 33:07 at the Tyrone Individual Time Trial presented by Freeport McMoran. He came close to the course record of 32:59 that was set by Levi Leipheimer in 2009. The current Pan Am Time Trial Champion, Walter Vargas, was second for Team Medellín, clocking a time of 33:18. Jonas Walton rounded the podium in third, finishing in 33:45 and moving into the lead of the Best Young Rider Classification.
Stephens Increases Overall Lead, Winning Tyrone Time Trial
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- Published: 26 April 2024 26 April 2024
By Rebecca Reza, RadioTour
Cynisca Cycling’s Lauren Stephens raced to victory in Tyrone for Stage 3 of the Tour of the Gila 2024. Having won on the same course in 2015, she improved her previous best time by 23 seconds. Her victory at the Tyrone Individual Time Trial also increased her lead on the General Classification by 2:01, ahead of Nadia Gontova on GC. The DNA Pro Cycling rider was fourth on the stage. Alia Shafi finished 51 seconds behind Stephens, clocking a time of 39:03; 23 seconds ahead of Cécile Lejeune, racing for the Steve Tilford Foundation, finishing with 33:26 in third.
“It was quite windy out there,” Stephens said after the finish. “It was a great ride; I couldn’t have asked for anything more.”
Tour of the Gila Stage 3 Time Trials
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- Published: 26 April 2024 26 April 2024
On a breezy Friday, UCI Men and UCI Women tested their speeds during the Stage 3 Time Trials
All photos by Paul Michaud
WWII PFC Richard Glenn Pitsor reinterred at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 042624
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- Published: 26 April 2024 26 April 2024
Photos, unless otherwise noted, and article by Mary Alice Murphy
Private First Class Richard Glenn "Dickie" Pitsor, born in 1923, entered the U.S. Army Air Forces from New Mexico and served in Company G of the 200th Coast Artillery Regiment in the Philippines during World War II.
The 200th Coast Artillery Regiment arrived in the Philippines in September 1941 and the soldiers were stationed at Fort Stotsenburg on Clark Air Base, Manila. After the Japanese invaded the Philippines, the regiment was sent to defend the Bataan Peninsula. According to records, the regiment did not receive adequate support in the way of arms, ammunition or food and medication.
Wind Advisory 042724
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Northern Dona Ana County-Southern
Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-West Slopes Sacramento Mountains
Below 7500 Feet-Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-East Slopes
Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-West Central Tularosa
Basin/White Sands-Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso
NM 190 closed from 8:30-noon 042624
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- Published: 26 April 2024 26 April 2024
ROAD ADVISORY:
SPECIAL EVENT ROADWAY CLOSURE – Silver City and Lordsburg
Tyrone Individual Time Trial
The Tour of the Gila Bicycle race will have NM 90 reduced to one lane southbound starting at milepost 39 (Tyrone) to White Signal (mile marker 29). Northbound lanes will be closed. Motorists are asked to reduce speed, obey posted signs, and be cautious of personnel and equipment in the area. Please seek an alternate route. The closure will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon in both directions.