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Tour of the Gila: Lauren Stephens extends her lead with victory at Mogollon on stage 2

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José Ramón Muñiz claims men's stage 2 as Kieran Haug moves into the overall race lead

The top two women on the podium, winner Lauren Stephens and second-placed Sidney Swierenga, who also leads the best young rider classification
(Image credit: Kevin Keller / Tour of the Gila)
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Lauren Stephens (Aegis) made it two for two at the 2025 Tour of the Gila on Thursday, powering up the steep climb to Mogollon to extend her race lead on stage 2.

Stephens finished six seconds ahead of teammate Emma Langley with Sidney Swierenga (TaG), second in the individual time trial on stage 1, doing enough to remain in second in the general classification, while Langley shot up three spaces into third overall.

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