BC Comic for November 1, 2024
BY: Mason Mastroianni, Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart
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Race Leaders (L to R) Nadia Gontova, Best Young Rider; Lauren Stevens, Race Leader and Queen of the Mountain; Margarita Misyurina, Sprint Leader. Photo by Velo Images
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."
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On a breezy Friday, UCI Men and UCI Women tested their speeds during the Stage 3 Time Trials
All photos by Paul Michaud
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Local and visiting officers honor PFC Pitsor. Photo Courtesy of Al Gamboa
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.
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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
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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.
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Scott McGill takes UCI Men's Stage 2. Photo by VeloImages/Brian Hodes for Tour of the Gila.
By Rebecca Reza, RadioTour
Silver City, NM — Scott McGill bolted to the line to win Stage 2 at the 2024 Tour of the Gila at Fort Bayard. The winds were battling the riders as the reduced bunch made the final turn into the finishing straight. McGill outsprinted the General Classification leader Wilmar Paredes (Team MedellÃn) in second and his teammate, Tyler Stites in third.
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