DLP Racing is at the Tour of the Gila in Silver City, New Mexico. Shawn, Tim, David, Scott, and Tiago are the lucky riders to contest this National Racing Calender event.  We are fortunate enough to also have some great help from Dr. Andy Pruitt who came down from Boulder, CO to drove the team car all week. Gila is a very hard race for two reasons. 1) The race is at altitude with many of the climbs passing 7000 feet. 2) There is lots and lots of climbing… some days have over 9000 feet of climbing. The 2009 event was made even harder by the last minute inclusion of three riders from the Astana team. This roster just happened to include one Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, and Chris Horner. The guys woke up to some beautiful weather for Stage one which was a 96 mile road race from Silver City to Mogollon. The course featured 5600′ of climbing including a grueling 3 mile climb to the finish. The team rode really well with Tim Henry starting the decisive break for the day that got a lead of over 3 minutes at one point. The break was well represented and in turn left the team free to conserve energy for the final climb. The break got caught on the finishing slopes and Scott Tietzel put in an awesome ride. He finished 19th on the day and was placed with many of the GC favorites. Tomorrow holds the Inner loop road race at 77.9 miles with 5800′ of climbing. Stay tuned….