Schmitt/Team NSP Ghost and Eldridge/Team Type 1 went clear of the peleton after just three kilometres of today's stage and have been away ever since, pounding out a nice pace as they try to stay out in front for as long as they can

Race radio has given the latest time check as 3m 4s

Bissell Pro Cycling are beginning to gather at the front of the pack as they look like they are going to start the chase

A team helper on the side of the road shouts to Eldridge/Team Type 1 that the lead is 2m 43s and Joe acknowledges his comment

Our two men of the day were eventually brought back in to the fold by the fast moving peleton and almost immediately a group of four riders decided it was there time to risk an attack and go off down the road, they are Vennell/Bissell Pro Cycling, Atkins/Bontrager Livestrong, Cooke/Team Exergy and Hernandez/Jelly Belly

The four leaders have gained an advantage of just over two minutes on the pack, but somewhere in the middle is Eldridge/Team Type 1 once again as he tries to chase them down on his own

Vennell/Bissell Pro Cycling and Cooke/Team Exergy are beginning to pull away from their fellow escapees as the road starts to go up the steep finish to Mogollon

A group of seven riders have gone clear on the hill after catching the breakaways and I find myself waiting at the back of them all

I time my move to perfection and pass them all with 300 metres to go and grab the win and my first ever yellow jersey as a Professional

Ricardo Vilela - Efapel - Glassdrive

UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team

What a Brilliant way to start things off at the Gila, firstly Joe Eldridge did a sterling job in the break of the day and then a superb finish by Gary Sutton to take the first leaders jersey of this years event, i couldn't have wished for more

Four riders have been allowed to have an advantage from the peleton as they take it relatively easy in the first half of the race, those riders are Miller/Jamis Sutter Home, Mullervy/Team Exergy, Haga/Team Optum and our rider Eldridge/Team Type 1 who is there to just sit at the back and not aid the break at all

5m 27s is the gap at the moment

Here's me feeling proud wearing the Leaders Yellow jersey and at the same time being very vigilant so as I stay out of trouble

A change in the weather has made the road surface slippery as it starts to sleet

The peleton are just forty seconds away from reeling the guys back in

Ten kilometres to go and the sprinters teams are getting prepared for the mass sprint finish

We are at the front and looking good but Jelly Belly Cycling are trying to disrupt our train

Efapel Glassdrive hit the front and are trying to lead out there main man Riberio

And he doesn't disappoint them and grabs a superb sprint finish for the team

Sérgio Ribeiro - Efapel - Glassdrive

Jake Keough UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team

UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team

Well we had one task to do today and that was to keep Gary Sutton in the Leaders jersey and we easily achieved it so job well done