Lauren Stephens (Aegis Biking Blended Crew) earned the general title on the ladies’s Tour de Bloom stage race, recapturing the race lead with a solo victory on the ultimate day of racing on a mountaintop end at Mission Ridge Resort, Washington. Held Might 2-6 for a twenty fifth version within the Cascade Mountains of north-central Washington, the Tour de Bloom elevated the elite ladies’s race to UCI 2.2 stage for the primary time.
The previous US Professional street race champion completed on the rostrum all 5 days, capturing three stage victories and the mountain classification title. It was her second UCI stage race victory of the spring, having swept all three classifications – GC, factors, mountains – at Tour of the Gila in April.
Alia Shafi (Fount Biking Guild) completed second on GC, 7:34 behind Stephens, however held off third-placed Paula Gil (Valkyer Blended Crew) by a slim three seconds. Marlies Mejías (Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28) received the factors classification for elite ladies.
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Matthew Wilson (POA Racing) received the lads’s total within the five-day stage race, which continued as a USA Biking-sanctioned occasion. The New Zealander, who got here contemporary off racing at Whiskey 50 mountain bike weekend with a Fats Tire Crit win and fifth within the backcountry race, closed out the GC title by successful the ultimate three phases and secured the mountain classification along with his stage 5 victory.
Tim McBirney (Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffees) completed 51 seconds again on GC for second, and Richard Arnopol (Venture Echelon Racing) was one other 14 seconds again for third total.
“We had quite a lot of targets, primary was to win the GC. Quantity two was to win the race, quantity three was workforce GC. QOM was our subsequent objective too, and we acquired that one too so we’re joyful,” Stephens instructed organisers on the end on Tuesday.
“My workforce executed it so properly. Ending up right here on the ski resort is thrilling, ending on the gravel makes for a terrific stage. It is thrilling to see we’ve got UCI races coming again to America.”
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Alison Jackson wins GC at Gracia Orlová
Alison Jackson (EF Training-Oatly) completed fifth on the 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes (Picture credit score: Luc Claessen/Getty Pictures)
Canadian Alison Jackson (EF Training-Oatly) delivered her first victory of the season on stage 2 at Gracia Orlová and used a podium end on stage 5 to safe the general title on the five-day Czech Republic stage race.
With the stage victory on a 124.4km trip within the mountains, the previous Paris-Roubaix champion then erased an eight-second deficit to race chief Marieke Meert (Crew Belgium) on the stage 3, utilizing a strong fifth-place end to enter a tie for the GC lead with ITT winner Jasmin Liechti (Nexetis). Jackson then completed high 20 the ultimate two days, together with third on stage 5, to take the GC victory by 10 seconds over Liechti. Jackson additionally received the factors classification.
“It was a youthful group on the market with me, and I assume in some methods I took on extra of a mentor position,” mentioned Jackson. “This race doesn’t enable radios, so there’s extra strain on the street captain to make calls and talk clearly. That type of setup places accountability on the riders to handle conditions within the second and we did simply that.”
Riley Amos (Trek-Kenetick-SRAM) and Savilia Blunk (Decathlon Ford Racing Crew) received the elite titles on the Whiskey Off-Street 50-mile backcountry race in Prescott, Arizona.
The Whiskey Off-Street weekend was held for a twentieth version from April 25-27 in Prescott, Arizona, with a Professional Criterium, Professional Backcountry races and beginner races on the third day. A professional purse of $34,000 was on the road.
Blunk held off Alexis Skarda (Santa Cruz Bicycles-SRAM) to win the elite ladies’s Fats Tire Criterium on Friday. She then went to work immediately within the endurance race Saturday setting the tempo early within the ladies’s area and earned the prize bonus on the high of the primary climb. Skarda joined her on the following main climb at Copper Basin, however Blunk powered away for a solo win in 3:40:26, 7:24 sooner than Skarda.
Hannah Otto (SCOTT) rode alone for third place, with Erin Osbourne (Soul Experience) edging Deanna Mayles (SRAM) for fourth by six seconds.
“Had a terrific day right this moment on 50 miles of backcountry, struggling by means of lengthy climbs and ripping up and down the paths. Stoked to take the win and large thanks to Epic Rides (organisers) and Whiskey Off-Street for protecting strong prize cash alive and properly for the #MTB,” Blunk posted to her Instagram.
“It was a final minute determination to make it out to Prescott however I’m so glad I did. It’s very uncommon Cole [Paton] and I get to race the identical occasion anymore so when it really works it’s so enjoyable and feels “regular” to be lining as much as race collectively. “
Blunk’s accomplice Paton would issue into the lads’s backcountry race, however needed to accept third place, 1:30 behind winner Amos, whereas Bradyn Lange (Pinarello-Orange Seal) took second, 52 seconds behind Amos.
Amos and Lange rode as a duo and created a niche within the males’s area within the first hour of racing, Andrew l’Esperance (Maxxis) main the chase group a number of seconds again. As soon as to Cranium Valley, Amos opened a niche, whereas Paton joined Lange for the chase. The highest three was then set the remainder of the best way.
Sean Fincham (Maxxis) rode solo for fourth place whereas Matthew Wilson (Santa Cruz Bicycles-Shimano) grabbed the ultimate podium in a three-rider dash in opposition to L’Esperance and Kyle Trudeau (Tenac Teaching). Wilson had received the lads’s Fats Tire Crit Friday night time with a mid-race solo assault.
