{"id":241220,"date":"2026-04-30T21:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/tour-of-the-gila-lauren-stephens-extends-her-womens-gc-lead-with-stage-2-solo-win-while-robinson-lopez-takes-mens-victory-atop-mogollon-climb\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:12:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:12:35","slug":"tour-of-the-gila-lauren-stephens-extends-her-womens-gc-lead-with-stage-2-solo-win-while-robinson-lopez-takes-mens-victory-atop-mogollon-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/tour-of-the-gila-lauren-stephens-extends-her-womens-gc-lead-with-stage-2-solo-win-while-robinson-lopez-takes-mens-victory-atop-mogollon-climb\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour of the Gila: Lauren Stephens extends her women&#8217;s GC lead with stage 2 solo win while Robinson L\u00f3pez takes men&#8217;s victory atop Mogollon climb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-f79ca45f-aadf-4514-800b-cd6386207067\">Lauren Stephens (Aegis x Leaders of Enchantment) made it two for two at the 2026 <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/blogs\/kimberly-baldwin\/tour-of-the-gila-3\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/blogs\/kimberly-baldwin\/tour-of-the-gila-3\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/blogs\/kimberly-baldwin\/tour-of-the-gila-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour of the Gila<\/a> on Thursday, claiming the Mogollon summit win at the end of stage 2 and increasing her GC lead from six seconds to over one minute.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Frye (Competitive Edge Racing) crossed the line 13 seconds back to take second, moving up one spot on GC. Emily Gilbert (Virginia&#8217;s Blue Ridge TWENTY28) rounded out the podium at 34 seconds back.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-f79ca45f-aadf-4514-800b-cd6386207067-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">After riding the 71.2-mile course with 3,669 feet of climbing, Frye was now the only rider within two minutes of Stephens in the overall classification, 1:31 back. Gilbert jumped seven spots to third overall, 2:29 down.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Stephens also leads the mountains classification, while her teammate Kylee Hanel, who is sixth on GC, tops the best young rider standings. Olivia Cummings (Virginia&#8217;s Blue Ridge TWENTY28) leads the sprint classification.<\/p>\n<p>In the elite men&#8217;s contest at theMogollon Road Race p\/b Gila Regional Medical Center, Robinson L\u00f3pez (GW Erco SportFitness) was the strongest on the Mogollon climb, with ramps maxing out at 19%, claiming the victory in a sprint ahead of USA&#8217;s Kieran Haug (Modern Adventure Pro Cycling). Colombian compatriot Diego Camargo (Team Medell\u00edn-EPM) was three seconds back in third.<\/p>\n<p>After crossing the line in 12th place, 45 seconds down, stage 1 winner Walter Vargas (Team Medell\u00edn-EPM) retained the overall lead, though the windy, difficult 92-mile course with 4,252 feet of climbing delivered a GC shake-up for the rest of the top 10 placings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Fifth on the stage, Henrique de Silva Avancini (Localiza Meoo-Swift Pro Cycling) moved up to second overall, 20 seconds down, while Camargo is now in third, 41 seconds back. Defending champion Haug jumped 10 spots up to fourth overall, at 45 seconds down, while his teammate Tyler Stites, the 2024 winner, remained in fifth place, 53 seconds in arrears.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-xGfp94yrNppDDPpKLW5ee3\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-xGfp94yrNppDDPpKLW5ee3 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Friday brings the Inner Loop Road race p\/b Lyman Communications, a 74.1-mile (119.3km) course for the women and 76.2 miles (122.6) for the men, both starting and ending nine miles east of Silver City at Fort Bayard.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-2a6bef8b-c323-4aae-8f98-e1568d4ce753\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1080px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:74.81%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CzRHBcRzrD3FnToFBauzVB-1080-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CzRHBcRzrD3FnToFBauzVB-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CzRHBcRzrD3FnToFBauzVB-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CzRHBcRzrD3FnToFBauzVB-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CzRHBcRzrD3FnToFBauzVB-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CzRHBcRzrD3FnToFBauzVB-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Robinson Fabi\u00e1n L\u00f3pez of GW Erco Shimano wins stage 2 ahead of Kieran Haug (Modern Adventure Pro) <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Tour of the Gila)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-results\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-results\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-632ee317-e546-40b3-b274-43c965c99ddc\"><strong>Results powered by <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><strong>FirstCycling<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-uci-women\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-uci-women\"><span>UCI Women<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"elk-bd4da1c5-f008-4f7f-b59d-ff20face965f\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><iframe allow=\"\" height=\"410\" width=\"100%\" id=\"\" style=\"\" class=\"position-center\" data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/widget\/?r=9548&amp;y=2026&amp;s=2&amp;lang=EN&amp;cn=1\"><\/iframe><a id=\"elk-uci-men\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-uci-men\"><span>UCI Men<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"elk-db508590-dc23-4d7c-a2d2-20a71f8afe92\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><iframe allow=\"\" height=\"410\" width=\"100%\" id=\"\" style=\"\" class=\"position-center\" data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/widget\/?r=239&amp;y=2026&amp;s=2&amp;lang=EN&amp;cn=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/tour-of-the-gila-lauren-stephens-extends-her-womens-gc-lead-with-stage-2-solo-win-while-robinson-lopez-takes-mens-victory-atop-mogollon-climb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lauren Stephens (Aegis x Leaders of Enchantment) made it two for two at the 2026 Tour of the Gila on Thursday, claiming the Mogollon summit win at the end of stage 2 and increasing her GC lead from six seconds to over one minute. 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