Tour of the Gila: Lauren Stephens extends her lead with victory at Mogollon on stage 2
José Ramón Muñiz claims men's stage 2 as Kieran Haug moves into the overall race lead

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.
Stephens also leads the mountains classification after taking the win on the first classified ascent, Ellexi Snover (Fount Cycling Guild) leads the sprint classification.
In the men's race, José Ramón Muñiz (Olinka Specialized) was the strongest on the Mogollon ascent, claiming the summit victory by six seconds ahead of Kieran Haug (Project Echelon Racing) and 28 seconds ahead of Robinson Fabián López (GW Erco Shimano).
In a shift in the overall classification, Haug moved up three spots and into the race lead and is now 32 seconds ahead of stage 1 time trial winner and overnight leader Eric Brunner (Competitive Edge Racing), who slipped to second in the standings.
A dominant display on the ascent meant that Ramón Muñiz moved up 13 places in the overall classification and is not in third place as the Tour of the Gila heads into stage 3 on Friday.
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