Tour of Missouri Stage 1 Results
Cuban speedster Ivan Dominguez earned the first yellow jersey of the inaugural Tour of Missouri, blasting across the line at the end of stage 1 on a sun-splashed Tuesday in Kansas City. The Toyota United rider’s triumph came at the expense of Canadian Zach Bell (Symmetrics) and American Kyle Wamsley (Navigators) who were second and third respectively on the opening day of this six-stage, 600-mile race that will head west to east across the Show Me State before finishing on Sunday in St. Louis.
Dominguez’s run to the finish concluded a 3:05:37, 85.2-mile day in the saddle on an out-and-back course that started and finished in this city replete with fountains that’s lovingly known as Paris of the Plains. In between trips through the city, the 116-rider field enjoyed a mostly flat course with two sprint points and a gentle KoM.
“We have good riders in the U.S. so I am not surprised to see us finish top three on the stage,” said Dominguez of the North American-based team sweep at this race that includes a pair of ProTour outfits plus a handful of European-based continental teams. “I was expecting to see guys from U.S. and Canada place well. It’s not the first time we have good riders who can place against the Europeans. The level in the U.S. is getting higher every year. Every time the European teams come they see we have good riders here.”
After the usual flurry of early attacks, the day’s move of consequence came together at the 21-mile mark with Philipp Mamos (Team Sparkasse), Tim Johnson (Health Net-Maxxis), Valeriy Kobzarenko (Navigators), Tyler Wren (Colavita-Sutter Home) and James Meadley (Jelly Belly) peeling off the front and quickly growing a gap that was bolstered by a timely call of nature for the field. It wasn’t long before the chalkboard read four minutes.
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Results, Stage 1
1. Ivan Dominguez (CUB), Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team, 3:05:37
2. Zach Bell (CAN), Symmetrics Cycling Team, 3:05:37
3. Kyle Wamsley (USA), Navigators Insurance Cycling Team, 3:05:37
4. Danilo Wyss (Swi), Prodir-Saunier Duval, 3:05:37
5. David Vitoria (Swi), BMC Racing Team, 3:05:37
6. Luciano Pagliarini (BRA), Prodir-Saunier Duval, 3:05:37
7. Charles Huff (USA), Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle, 3:05:37
8. Pablo Juan Pablo (MEX), Tecos de la Universidad Autonama de Guadalajara, 3:05:37
9. Luca Damiani (USA), Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light, 3:05:37
10. Charles Dionne (CAN), Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light, 3:05:37
Stage 1: the start — Fox 4 Kansas City
Stage 1: the final km
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