Lauren Stephens wins Tour of the Gila

Elizabeth Dixon (Fount) celebrates winning the final stage of Tour of the Gila (Image credit: Velo Images/Tour of the Gila)

Lauren Stephens (Cynisca) celebrated her first overall victory in the Tour of the Gila, taking second on the final stage behind solo escapee Elizabeth Dixon (Fount Cycling Guild).

Eleanor Wiseman (Fount) was third on the stage to move onto the final podium, surpassing Ashley Frye (Cynisca) on the mountainous finale, while Nadia Gontova (DNA Pro Cycling) kept her second place overall.

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