Virtual Tour of the Gila organiser Project Echelon Racing announced on Monday that the event has drawn in the top North American teams to participate in the three-stage race, which will take place from May 22-24.
The event will provide a race platform for 25 men's teams and 155 starters, and for 11 women's women's teams and 75 starters, including a Women's US national team.
"Project Echelon Racing is excited to create an opportunity for North American and international men's and women's domestic elite and professional teams to connect during the coronavirus pandemic (and beyond), to create a platform for our athletes to continue to compete and connect with cycling fans and our communities," read a press statement.
"Additionally, we hope the events will offer a unique opportunity for teams and athletes to create authentic content for their sponsors so that they may continue to support them during these difficult times."
The 25 men's teams participating in the event are Project Echelon Racing, Elevate-Webiplex, Landis-Trek, Above & Beyond, CS Velo, DC Bank Probaclac, E-Stellas, First Internet Bank, Hamilton United, Kelly Benefit Strategies, L39ION of LA, Red Truck Racing, Rio Grande Elite, Saris + The Pro's Closet, Skyline, Subaru Santa Monica, Super Clean Sport, TaG Cycling, California p/b HMS, Vorarlberg Santic, Team Tor 2000-Kalas, Toronto Hustle, Vitus Pro and Wildlife Generation.
The 11 women's teams include TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank, Twenty20 Pro Cycling, Velocity Vixen, Agolio BMC, Amy D. Foundation, Femme Equipe-Swisse Wellness, Impetu Ciclismo Femenino, and the US National Team, whose roster has yet to be announced.
The event features three stages, beginning with a team time trial on May 22, followed by a circuit race on May 23 and a mountain stage on May 24. The men's and women's teams will compete on the same courses and across the same distances. The women will race first for the opening stage at 6:45pm CDT and the men at 8pm CDT. The men will race first on stages 2 and 3 at 11:00am CDT and the women at 1:00pm CDT. The stages will be streamed on Zwift Community Live.
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The organisers of the Tour of the Gila announced in March that they were forced to cancel the race due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. It was initially set to run from April 29 to May 3 in Silver City, New Mexico. USA Cycling later announced that it had suspended all racing, camps and clinics through May 31, forcing races to be either cancelled or postponed until later in the season.
"It has been amazing to see how these events have grown over the past two months," said Eric Hill, the Director of Project Echelon and of the Virtual Race Series that also organised a successful virtual Redlands Classic.
"We started facilitating these races through meet-ups as something fun to do and a means to keep a competitive edge. Now we are running live-broadcasted, private events that are drawing elite international fields."
Virtual Tour of the Gila – Start list
Men's Teams
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Above & Beyond Cancer PB Bike World
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Reece Linder (Above & Beyond Cancer PB Bike World)
2
Torborn Roed (Above & Beyond Cancer PB Bike World)
3
Randy Reichardt (Above & Beyond Cancer PB Bike World)
4
Billy Taylor (Above & Beyond Cancer PB Bike World)
5
Grant Simonds (Above & Beyond Cancer PB Bike World)
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CS Velo
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
6
Patrick Collins (CS Velo)
7
Will Cooper (CS Velo)
8
Drake Deuel (CS Velo)
9
Sean Gardner (CS Velo)
10
Will Gleason (CS Velo)
11
Cristhian Ravelo (CS Velo)
12
Taylor Warren (CS Velo)
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DC Bank Probaclac
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
13
Chris Ernst (DC Bank Probaclac)
14
Lukas Conly (DC Bank Probaclac)
15
Simon dubuc (DC Bank Probaclac)
16
Matt Kamermans (DC Bank Probaclac)
17
Emmett Culp (DC Bank Probaclac)
18
Adam Wolfe (DC Bank Probaclac)
19
Nicolas Cote (DC Bank Probaclac)
20
Mark bonar (DC Bank Probaclac)
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E-Stellas
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
21
Olly Moors (E-Stellas)
22
Dan Gardner (E-Stellas)
23
Jake Rytlewski (E-Stellas)
24
Tim Twig (E-Stellas)
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Elevate-Webiplex Pro Cycling
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
25
Brian McCulloch (Elevate-Webiplex Pro Cycling)
26
Jordan Cheyne (Elevate-Webiplex Pro Cycling)
27
Adam Roberge (Elevate-Webiplex Pro Cycling)
28
Alfredo Rodriguez (Elevate-Webiplex Pro Cycling)
29
Ullises Castillo (Elevate-Webiplex Pro Cycling)
30
Lucas Bourgoyne (Elevate-Webiplex Pro Cycling)
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First Internet Bank Cycling
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
31
Ryan Knapp (First Internet Bank Cycling)
32
Tanner Ward (First Internet Bank Cycling)
33
Johnny Purvis (First Internet Bank Cycling)
34
Chris Uberti (First Internet Bank Cycling)
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Gateway Devo Cycling
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
35
Evan Bausbacher (Gateway Devo Cycling)
36
Jack Bardi (Gateway Devo Cycling)
37
Hugo Scala Jr (Gateway Devo Cycling)
38
Lionel Mawditt (Gateway Devo Cycling)
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Hamilton United
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
39
Conor White (Hamilton United)
40
Justin Rogers (Hamilton United)
41
Eric Hueston (Hamilton United)
42
Ed Veal (Hamilton United)
43
Bruce Bird (Hamilton United)
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Kelly Benefit Strategies Cycling
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
44
Sait Arana (Kelly Benefit Strategies Cycling)
45
Sean Gydish (Kelly Benefit Strategies Cycling)
46
Tobias Klein (Kelly Benefit Strategies Cycling)
47
Jim Snitzer (Kelly Benefit Strategies Cycling)
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L39ION of LA
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
48
Tyler Williams (L39ION of LA)
49
Cory Williams (L39ION of LA)
50
Cory Lockwood (L39ION of LA)
51
Thomas Revard (L39ION of LA)
52
Eder Frayre (L39ION of LA)
53
Angel Munoz (L39ION of LA)
54
Lance Haidet (L39ION of LA)
55
Diego Binatena (L39ION of LA)
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Landis-Trek
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
56
Wouter Zwart (Landis-Trek)
57
John Noonan (Landis-Trek)
58
Stephen Pedone (Landis-Trek)
59
Adam Bryfogle (Landis-Trek)
60
James Eby (Landis-Trek)
61
Eric Hill (Project Echelon)
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Project Echelon
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
62
Matt Zimmer (Project Echelon)
63
Zach Gregg (Project Echelon)
64
Henry Lutz (Project Echelon)
65
Zach Nehr (Project Echelon)
66
John Heinlein III (Project Echelon)
67
Peter Olejniczak (Project Echelon)
68
Tim Savre (Project Echelon)
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Red Truck Racing
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
69
Alex Fraser-Maraun (Red Truck Racing)
70
Pat Riddell (Red Truck Racing)
71
Kyle Buckosky (Red Truck Racing)
72
Daniel Fraser-Maraun (Red Truck Racing)
73
Declan Kelly (Red Truck Racing)
74
Matt Usborne (Red Truck Racing)
75
Sage Deluce (Red Truck Racing)
76
Daniel Owsiany (Red Truck Racing)
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Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
77
Henry York (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team)
78
Tony Olsen (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team)
79
Jameson Ribbens (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team)
80
Brett Rindt (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team)
81
Alex Marr (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team)
82
Tayne Andrade (Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team)
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Saris + Pros Closet
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
83
Ryan Larson (Saris + Pros Closet)
84
Holden Comeau (Saris + Pros Closet)
85
Chris Beck (Saris + Pros Closet)
86
Matt Curbeau (Saris + Pros Closet)
87
David Talbott (Saris + Pros Closet)
88
Dan Fleeman (Saris + Pros Closet)
89
Timmy Bauer (Saris + Pros Closet)
90
Gavin Dempster (Saris + Pros Closet)
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Skyline
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
91
Adam Carr (Skyline)
92
Curtis White (Skyline)
93
Ryan DeWald (Skyline)
94
Justin McQuerry (Skyline)
95
Andrew Scott (Skyline)
96
Parker Kyzer (Skyline)
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Subaru Santa Monica Racing
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
97
Ethan Frankel (Subaru Santa Monica Racing)
98
Jason Pedersen (Subaru Santa Monica Racing)
99
Thomas Fuller (Subaru Santa Monica Racing)
100
Evens Stievenart (Subaru Santa Monica Racing)
101
Austin Venhuizen (Subaru Santa Monica Racing)
102
Thomas Rennier (Subaru Santa Monica Racing)
103
Eric Bryan (Subaru Santa Monica Racing)
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Support Clean Sport/ Guttenplan Coaching
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
104
Frank Cundiff (Support Clean Sport/ Guttenplan Coaching)
105
David Guttenplan (Support Clean Sport/ Guttenplan Coaching)
106
Paul Davis (Support Clean Sport/ Guttenplan Coaching)
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