Elite men to race TOUR OF GILA with Lance Armstrong in the mix!

On Wednesday our U25 men will begin competing in the 24th Annual SRAM Tour of the Gila. The 5-day Stage Race takes place in Silver City, New Mexico from Wed, April 28th to Sun, May 2nd.

5 days, 339 miles, 25,231 feet of climbing...

And Levi Leipheimer, Lance Armstrong and Jason McCartney will return to the race their Mellow Johnny's team won last year. Other teams include United Healthcare / Maxxis, Jamis Sutter Home / Colavita, and Fly V Australia.

http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4830

FOR ALL THE LIVE ACTION, stay tuned to Team Director Kurt Stockton: http://twitter. com/KSMCycling (or on Facebook)

NOW-MS Society Roster:
Men Pro 1 (up against Mellow Johnny's): Corey Farrell, Danny Heeley, Sergio Hernandez
Men 2: Cory Greenberg, Kit Karzen, Aaron Schneider

Stage 1
Wed, April 28
Silver City to Mogollon RR
94.1 miles
9:05am Men Pro 1
9:45am Men 2

Stage 2
Thu, April 29
Fort Bayard Inner Loop RR
The 80-mile course (77.9 for Men 2) includes 5,781 feet of climbing with a very technical 1,000+ drop at mile 28.7, the 3-mile descent has numerous sharp corners, hairpins and 2 switchbacks.
9:00am Men Pro 1
9:40am Men 2

Stage 3
Fri, April 30
Dan Potts Memorial Tyrone Individual TT
16.15 miles
9:30 am Men Pro 1 start first, Men 2 are the final category to start

Stage 4
Sat, May 1
Downtown Silver City Criterium
The 1.08-mile 4-corner course includes a high speed descent on the 4th corner and 80 feet of climbing per lap.
11:35am Men 2 (32.4 miles / 30 laps)
3:15pm Men Pro 1 (43.2 miles / 40 laps)

Stage 5
Sun, May 2
Gila Monster RR
The 105.7-mile course (102.6 for Men 2) includes 9,131 feet of climbing and 8,252 feet of descent.
7:55am Men 2
8:40am Men Pro 1

For more info about Tour