A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE REPORTED INJURED FOLLOWING A CRASH INVOLVING 80 BICYCLISTS NEAR SILVER CITY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE CYCLISTS WERE RACING IN THE "TOUR OF THE GILA" WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED .
RACE DIRECTOR JACK BRENNAN TELLS THE JOURNAL ONE MAN WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL IN TUCSON. THE CRASH REPORTEDLY HAPPENED AS THE CYCLISTS WERE RACING FROM SILVER CITY TO MOGOLLON.
