Tour of the Gila: Marcela Prieto conquers Mogollon climb to win women's stage 1

Marcela Prieto (Patobike) won the opening women’s stage of the Tour of the Gila’s Mogollon Road Race p/b Grant County. With 300 metres to go on the banks of the decisive Mogollon climb, the Mexican rider pushed ahead of Austin Killips (Amy D Foundation), who finished second, and third-placed Nadia Gontova (Roxo Racing).

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Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).

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