Photos: Giro Della Montagna rolls Gateway Cup through the Hill
Hundreds of amateur and professional cyclists filled the streets of the Hill for the third leg of the Gateway Cup, Giro della Montagnao , on Sunday. The race series joined other stops in Lafayette Square, Francis Park and in Florissant over the Labor Day weekend.

Giro della Montagna cyclists in the Category 4-5 race pass the patio at Mama’s on the Hill during the third leg of the Gateway Cup on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in St. Louis. The race series on the Hill features amateur and professional cyclists and joined other stops in Lafayette Square, Francis Park and Florissant over the Labor Day weekend.

Giro della Montagna cyclist Gary Dyer wearing bib 921 races in a masters race during the third leg of the Gateway Cup on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, on the Hill. The race series on the Hill joined other stops in Lafayette Square, Francis Park and Florissant over the Labor Day weekend, featuring amateur and professional cyclists.

Giovonna Lynch, 6, cheers on women racers as she sells lemonade outsider her house during the Gateway Cup Giro della Montagna on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, on the Hill. The race series on the Hill joined other stops in Lafayette Square, Francis Park and Florissant over the Labor Day weekend, featuring amateur and professional cyclists.

Giro della Montagna cyclists in the Cat 4-5 pass blooming sunflowers on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, during the third leg of the Gateway Cup, featuring both amateur and professional cyclists, on the Hill. The race series on the Hill joined other stops in Lafayette Square, Francis Park and Florissant over the Labor Day weekend.

Bella Kroutil wearing bib 625 leads a group of riders in the Junior A Girls 17-18 race at the Gateway Cup Giro della Montagna on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, pass an Italian statue at the Italia-America Bocce Club on the Hill. The race series on the Hill joined other stops in Lafayette Square, Francis Park and Florissant over the Labor Day weekend, featuring amateur and professional cyclists.

"I always paint during the racing," said John P. Schumake, who paints outside on his porch during the Gateway Cup Giro della Montagna on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, on the Hill. The race series on the Hill joined other stops in Lafayette Square, Francis Park and Florissant over the Labor Day weekend, featuring amateur and professional cyclists.

Owen Reaney wearing bib 442, center, races riders in Junior A Boys 17-18 race at the Gateway Cup Giro della Montagna on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, pass Italian statues at the Italia-America Bocce Club on the Hill. The race series on the Hill joined other stops in Lafayette Square, Francis Park and Florissant over the Labor Day weekend, featuring amateur and professional cyclists.

Father Jack Siefert, Pastor at St. Ambrose blesses the riders before the start of the Juniors B race of the Gateway Cup Giro della Montagna on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, on the Hill. The race series on the Hill joined other stops in Lafayette Square, Francis Park and Florissant over the Labor Day weekend, featuring amateur and professional cyclists.

Ryker Guile stretches at the start of the Juniors B race of the Gateway Cup Giro della Montagna on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, on the Hill. The race series on the Hill joined other stops in Lafayette Square, Francis Park and Florissant over the Labor Day weekend, featuring amateur and professional cyclists.

Matthew Wessle warms up for his Cat 4-5 at the Gateway Cup Giro della Montagna on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025,on the patio of Lorenzo's Trattoria on the Hill. The race series on the Hill joined other stops in Lafayette Square, Francis Park and Florissant over the Labor Day weekend, featuring amateur and professional cyclists.

Luis Zugasti celebrates winning the Cat 4-5 race during the Gateway Cup Giro della Montagna on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, on the Hill. The race series on the Hill joined other stops in Lafayette Square, Francis Park and Florissant over the Labor Day weekend, featuring amateur and professional cyclists.