The 32nd Annual Tour of the Gila returns for 2018 with a restored opening-day summit finish in Mogollon after a one-year absence from the race. The five-day UCI 2.2 race begins Wednesday, May 18 with the traditional Mogollon Road Race that takes the men's and women's pelotons up to the historic namesake ghost town.

The remaining four days retrace the familiar environs, wit h the stage 2 Fort Bayard road race, the stage 3 Tyrone time trial and the, the stage 4 downtown Silver City criterium and the final day's battle with the Gila Monster.

In the men's race, Rally Cycling's Evan Huffman will return to defend his 2017 overall title, while the women's race will see a new winner this year after 2017 champion Tayler Wiles signed with a European team Drops. UnitedHealthcare's Katie Hall, runner-up last year to her former teammate Wiles, will go into the race as the favourite for overall victory.

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2017 Women's Tour of the Gila top 10
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Tayler Wiles (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	11:33:32
2	Katharine Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:02:08
3	Leah Thomas (USA) Sho-Air Twenty20	0:02:48
4	Ruth Winder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:03:15
5	Lauren Stephens (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	0:03:45
6	Julie Emmerman (USA) Amy D Foundation	0:04:02
7	Scotti Lechuga (USA) Hagens Berman / Supermint	0:04:21
8	Kathryn Buss (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	0:05:31
9	Melinda McCutcheon (USA) Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling	0:05:36
10	Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling	0:05:39

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2017 Men's Tour of the Gila top 10
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Evan Huffman (USA) Rally Cycling	12:37:53
2	Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis	0:00:23
3	Taylor Eisenhart (USA) Holowesko-Citadel Racing p/b Hincapie Sportswear	0:00:25
4	Gavin Mannion (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team	0:00:29
5	Robert Britton (Can) Rally Cycling	0:00:59
6	Jhonatan Narvaez (Ecu) Axeon Hagens Berman	0:01:24
7	Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling	0:01:48
8	Sepp Kuss (USA) Rally Cycling	0:03:05
9	Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Rally Cycling	0:03:38
10	Kyle Murphy (USA) Cylance Cycling	0:04:14