Rob Britton (Rally Cycling) claimed his second Tour of the Gila victory on Sunday to go with his win there in 2015. Britton finished second on the final Gila Monster stage to Gavin Mannion (UnitedHeathcare) after the duo distanced the select lead group on the second-to-last climb of the day. Britton's teammate Kyle Murphy finished third on the stage.
In the general classification, Britton topped Mannion by 52 seconds, with Murphy climbing into third at 2:14.
Mannion and Britton bridged to a late move by stage 1 winner Oscar Sanchez (Canel's Specialized) and James Piccoli (Elevate-KHS) after a day of hard racing on the hilly course decimated the peloton. Britton and Mannion caught the lead pair just before the top of the second-to-last climb and then quickly dispatched them as they set out of the finish at Pinos Altos.
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"I knew he would ride to the line, and he knew I would ride to the line, so we pretty much didn't say anything and just TT'd from there on," Mannion said.
The effort paid off for both riders, as they finished 30 seconds ahead of Murphy and UnitedHealthcare's Daniel Jaramillo. Piccoli held on for fourth, while Sanchez faded to 13th, 1:29 back.
For Britton, the win is redemption from a tough European campaign earlier this spring.
How it unfolded
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