Tour of the Gila: Marlies Mejias Garcia wins stage 2 as Stephens retains race lead

Marlies Mejias Garcia wins stage 2 at Tour of the Gila in 2024
Marlies Mejias Garcia wins stage 2 at Tour of the Gila in 2024 (Image credit: Velo Images/Tour of the Gila)

Marlies Mejias Garcia (Virginia's Blue Ridge Twenty24) scored a repeat victory on stage 2 of the Tour of the Gila, winning stage 2 to Fort Bayard much in the manner she did last year.

The Cuban rider out-paced Yanina Kuskova (Tashkent City) and race leader Lauren Stephens (Cynisca) in the reduced bunch sprint to retain the red jersey.

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