The fourth contest on the 2010 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar (NRC), the SRAM Tour of the Gila went off in Silver City, N.M. last week. After taking wins in stage one both Levi Leipheimer (Santa Rosa, Calif./Team Mellow Johnny’s) and Mara Abbott (Boulder, Colo./Peanut Butter & Co Twenty 12) held on to early GC leads to win the overall titles.

Following the fourth National Racing Calendar event Australian Benjamin Day (Fly V Australia) retained a narrow lead in the men’s overall standings. On the women’s side however Abbott used her victory at Gila to take over the early season NRC lead. The Fly V Australia squad continues to hold a strong lead in the men’s team standings meanwhile Team Vera Bradley Foundation used a balanced attack to earn the women’s lead.

After four of 25 events, the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar standings are as follows:

Men’s Individual Standings
1. Benjamin Day (AUS/Fly Australia) 298
2. Levi Leipheimer (Santa Rosa, Calif./Team Mellow Johnny’s) 265
3. Luis Amaran (CUB/Jamis-Sutter Home p/b Colavita) 236
4. Ben Jacques-Maynes (Watsonville, Calif./Bissell Pro Cycling) 185
5. Rory Sutherland (AUS/United Healthcare p/b Maxxis) 165

Men’s Team Standings
1. Fly V Australia – 635
2. Jelly Belly p/b Kenda – 448
3. Jamis Sutter Home p/b Colavita – 447
4. Bissell Pro Cycling – 424
5. UnitedHealthCare p/b Maxxis – 416

Women’s Individual Standings
1. Mara Abbott (Boulder, Colo./Peanut Butter & Co Twenty 12) 369
2. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER/HTC-Columbia) 304
3. Alison Powers (Pinecliffe, Colo./Team Vera Bradley Foundation) 248
4. Amber Neben (Irvine, Calif./Dare to Be-BMW-Bianchi) 175
5. Robin Farina (Charlotte, N.C./Team Vera Bradley Foundation) 170

Women’s Team Standings
1. Team Vera Bradley Foundation – 713
2. Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12 – 599
3. Colavita/Baci Pro Cycling – 500
4. HTC Columbia – 488
5. Webcor Builders – 294