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Bayard proclaims April sexual assault awareness month
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- Published: 29 April 2024 29 April 2024
By Lynn Janes
The town of Bayard held a regular meeting April 8, 2024. Attendance included Mayor John L. Ojinaga, Mayor Pro Tem Eloy Medina and Councilors Frances Gonzales, Eloy Gonzales, and Gilbert Ortiz.
Public input
Chuck Gray, chairman beautification committee, came to address the council and let them know the recent Bingo had 107 adults and 22 kids attend. They had received $3,680 and after payouts cleared $1,760 and an additional $200 from the concession stands. He added they appreciated the support of the council.
Stephens Goes Home With Mimbres Trophy Bowl
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- Published: 29 April 2024 29 April 2024
Dixon wins Gila Monster Race VeloImages for Tour of the Gila 2024
By Rebecca Reza, RadioTour
Silver City, NM — Elizabeth Dixon clenched victory on the final Gila Monster Road Race to wrap a tough, five days of racing in Silver City. The FOUNT Cycling Guild rider finished over a minute ahead of the Tour of the Gila 2024 overall leader, Lauren Stephens of Cynisca Cycling. Dixon’s teammate, Eleanor Wiseman finished third to wrap the podium.
Having not only hung onto the New Mexico True leader jersey, Stephens used the fifth stage to increase the margin of her win as well. “This feels really incredible to do so well in this race. My first time here was in 2012, and it’s a race that makes you decide if you really want to bike race or not. I kept at it, and here I am many, many years later, winning the race.”
Paredes Ascends to Gila Monster Road Race Victory for Team Medellín
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- Published: 29 April 2024 29 April 2024
Paredes wins Gila Monster race Photo by VeloImages for Tour of the Gila 2024
By Rebecca Reza, RadioTour
Silver City, NM — Team Medellín’s Wilmar Paredes conquered the Gila Monster Road Race presented by Gila Regional Medical Center, cresting the finish for victory over a minute ahead of second place Ian Lopez of Aevolo Cycling and Tyler Stites in third for Project Echelon. On the final stage of Tour of the Gila 2024, the Colombian also secured the King of the Mountains classification and polka-dot jersey.
Stites crossed the line a short time later celebrating his first overall victory at a UCI race, with a 54-second margin ahead of Team Medellín’s Walter Vargas and Paredes in third. “The team was just amazing today,” Stites said. “I didn’t touch the wind a single time until the last 200 meters. We controlled the race from start to finish, which made it easy on me. This win is big for me and the team; it’s the team’s first UCI GC victory which was a big goal for us this season, so we’re very happy.”
Tour of Gila UCI Women Gila Monster Stage 5 start and final winners 042824
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- Published: 28 April 2024 28 April 2024
All photos by Paul Michaud for the Grant County Beat
The Tour of the Gila ended the 2024 event with the Gila Monster. The UCI Women had the same race leader, Lauren Stephens, throughout the five days of this year's Tour of the Gila. She pulled out the final win and her team Cynisca were the Team Champions. See the final winners in the slide show below.
UCI Men's Gila Monster Stage 5 and final winners 042824
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- Published: 28 April 2024 28 April 2024
All photos by Paul Michaud of the start and finish of Stage 5, the 103-mile UCI Men's race, the Gila Monster April 28, 2024. The race is the last of the five days of the 2024 Tour of the Gila.
Patrick Sprints to Victory for Cynisca Cycling Tour of the Gila 2024
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- Published: 28 April 2024 28 April 2024
Photo by VeloImages/Brian Hodes for Tour of the Gila.
By Rebecca Reza, RadioTour
Silver City, NM — The U23 US National Crit Champion Chloe Patrick outsprinted the reduced peloton to win a third stage for Cynisca Cycling in Downtown Silver City. Marlies Mejias was second for Virginia’s Blue Ridge Twenty24, followed by the overall GC leader and Patrick’s teammate, Lauren Stephens in third.
Patrick reveals what transpired as she came around the final turn into the sprint. “I was on Lauren’s wheel, she was just guiding me around the pack. She just has so many years of experience, I knew I could trust her. I just sat on the wheel, she took me where I needed to be, and then the last straight away I just opened it up and got her at the line.”
Bickmore Notches Project Echelon’s Third Victory of Tour of the Gila 2024
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- Published: 28 April 2024 28 April 2024
Photo by VeloImages/Brian Hodes for Tour of the Gila.
By Rebecca Reza, RadioTour
Silver City, NM — Cade Bickmore celebrated his team’s third stage victory in as many days at the Downtown Criterium presented by the Town of Silver City Saturday. Project Echelon continued the winning momentum the team displayed a couple weeks ago in California. At stage 3 of the Tour of the Gila 2024, Luca Haines was second for Team California, with Brody McDonald in third for Aevolo Cycling.
Cade Bickmore took 2023’s green jersey on this same stage, and he addressed how pleased he was to have earned both for a second time on Saturday. “Yeah, it was great,” said Bickmore. “I think it’s sometimes harder to win a race the second time because everybody’s expecting it. But the team was great today, and the legs were good, so it was great to be able to repeat here.”
Tour of the Gila non- UCI Criterium and Citizens' Races
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- Published: 28 April 2024 28 April 2024
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
The photo essay includes photos from three downtown corners of racers in in Master Men 3, 4, Master Men 2, 3, Women 2, 3 and the citizen's races hosted by First New Mexico Bank. Citizen racers included 3- and 4-year olds, 5- and 6-year olds, a large group of 7- and 9-year-old girls that had to be broken into two groups, a smaller group of 7- and 9-year-old boys, 13-16 years olds and a group of 17-35+ who did an entire lap, just like the pros.