Tour of the Gila: Tyler Stites wins stage 3 time trial

Tyler Stites in the time trial at the Tour of the Gila (Image credit: Velo Images / Tour of the Gila)

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Tyler Stites (Project Echelon Racing) won the stage 3 time trial at the Tour of the Gila. Stites covered the 26km course in 33:08 and moved into the lead in the overall classification.

Runner-up on the day was Walter Vargas (Team Medellín), who finished the time trial 10 seconds slower than Stites, while Jonas Walton (Team Ecoflo Chronos) was third at 37 seconds back.

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