Tour of the Gila stage 3

Race leader Rory Sutherland finished second, keeping the jersey another day. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Jade Wilcoxson in the points jersey, finished 7th. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Bissell's Jeremy Vennell just missed the podium, finishing fourth. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

A Silver City fan stopped by to view the action. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Checking the saddles for the 2 1/2 degree deviation from level. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Swiss National Champion Pascale Schnider for Exergy. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Mancebo rode hard, trying to regain the top 3 in GC. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Colombia's Maria Louisa Calle Williams is here training for her Olympic track events. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Janel Holcomb had another strong ride in the time trial. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Andrea Dvorak had a nice ride for Exergy. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Joe Dombrowski proved he can do more than climb, finishing third and moving up to within 26 seconds of Sutherland. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Bontrager Livestrong's Lawson Craddock finished fifth. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

UCI officials went over all the bikes carefully. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Armstrong proved her world championship stripes, besting the field by two minutes. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Rory Sutherland on the podium with U25 riders Huffman and Dombrowski. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Armstrong on the top step three days in a row, with Powers and Small this time. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com