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Lt. Governor Kinder Presents 2009 Tour of Missouri Economic Impact Study
Third annual race proves to be most successful
BRANSON, MO – October 1st, 2009 – Lt. Governor Peter Kinder, chairman of the Missouri Tourism Commission and Tour of Missouri, Inc., presented economic impact results from the 2009 Tour of Missouri during a meeting of the Missouri Tourism Commission today in Branson.
“The 2009 Tour of Missouri was [...]
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- Team Type 1’s Aldape is Missouri’s Mountain King
September 13th, 2009Kansas City, Mo. – Moises Aldape helped Team Type 1 stamp its authority on the Tour of Missouri Sunday by winning the Michelob Ultra King of the Mountains title.
The Mexican’s victory in the special classification capped a week that also saw Team Type 1 figure in every major breakaway and earn the Drury [...] - Zabriskie Wins 2009 Tour Of Missouri
September 13th, 2009Final Team Invited Becomes First to Cross K.C. Finish at Stage 7 In 2009 Tour of Missouri
Overall Tour Title Stays With Garmin-Slipstream
KANSAS CITY, MO (September 13, 2009) – It was more than just an advancing cold front that raced into the Midwest today, as Canadian Martin Gilbert (Planet Energy) sprinted to the line in [...] - Team Type 1’s Aldape Plans Aggressive Defense
September 12th, 2009St. Joseph, Mo. – Moises Aldape of Team Type 1 padded his lead in the Michelob Ultra King of the Mountains competition at the Tour of Missouri.
But his 13-point margin over Chris Anker Sorensen (Team Saxo Bank) is not enough to secure the special classification of the seven-day event. A maximum of 24 [...] - Francesco Chicchi Wins The Tour of Missouri 6th Stage By Force
September 12th, 2009ST. JOSEPH, MO ? (September 12, 2009) – Resembling the stride of the Pony Express horse and rider depicted on a bronze statue at the finish line, Italian Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas-Cannondale) powered his way to the victory at Stage 6, presented by Wind Capital Group, in St. Joseph, Mo. Chicchi finished the [...]
- Mark Cavendish Withdraws From The Tour of Missouri
September 12th, 2009Bob Stapleton from Team Columbia HTC released the following statement-
“Mark withdraws with deep regret from the Tour of Missouri. As he has stated its’ one of his favorite events and also for team Columbia HTC.
Mark has been fighting an infection since traveling to the USA which has spread to his lungs. He has had a [...] - Zabriskie Takes TT Win and Yellow Jersey In Missouri
September 11th, 2009SEDALIA, MO ? (September 11, 2009) – The Individual Time Trial at the Missouri State Fairgrounds proved to be a playground for four-time U.S. Pro ITT champion David Zabriskie today, winning by 14 seconds over Sweden’s Gustav Larsson (Saxo Bank). Tom Zirbel (Bissell Pro Cycling) finished third, another 28 seconds behind Zabriskie. The Tour of [...]
- Creed Represents Team Type 1 In Stage 4 Break
September 11th, 2009Jefferson City, Mo. – A rider from Team Type 1 figured into a long breakaway Thursday for the third time in four stages of this year’s Tour of Missouri.
Michael Creed was part of a four-man move that escaped the clutches of the peloton about 10 miles into the 109-mile (175 km) [...] - Juan Jose Haedo Took Stage Four Of Tour Of Missouri
September 10th, 2009JEFFERSON CITY, MO ? (September 10, 2009) – A fourth day and a fourth time on the podium, but today Argentina’s Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) stands on the top spot with the win at Stage 4, presented by Missouri Farm Bureau, at the Tour of Missouri. He finished the 109.2-mile (175.7 km) [...]
- Norwegian “God of Thunder” Storms to Stage 3 Win and Yellow Jersey at 2009 Tour of Missouri
September 9th, 2009In a chaotic sprint after a day of serpentine climbing, sprinter Thor Hushovd (Cervelo Test Team) edged out Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) for the Stage 3, presented by Emerson, win today at the Tour of Missouri. Argentina’s Haedo crossed the line with Italy’s Dario Cataldo (Quick Step), both two/tenths of a second [...]
- Team Type 1’s Aldape Dons Missouri Mountains Jersey
September 9th, 2009Cape Girardeau, Mo. – Team Type 1 continued to put its mark on the Tour of Missouri Tuesday, thanks to another fine effort from Moises Aldape.
The Mexican donned the Michelob Ultra King of the Mountains jersey following the 102.4-mile (180.9 km) race from Ste. Genevieve to Cape Girardeau. Aldape beat Chris Anker Sorensen [...] - Cavendish Doubles In Missouri
September 8th, 2009ST. LOUIS, MO (September 8, 2009) British speedster Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) proved to be the fastest man in the peloton for a second day, winning Stage 2, presented by Missouri Wine & Grape Board, at the 2009 Tour of Missouri. Cavendish finished in 4 hours, 16 minutes, 53 seconds. Thor Hushovd [...]
- Aldape’s Breakaway Caps Big Day For Team Type 1
September 8th, 2009St. Louis – Team Type 1 enjoyed a trio of success Monday by earning the Drury Hotels Most Aggressive Rider jersey, a third place in the final race of the Tour of Missouri Womens Series and a runner-up fiinish in the last National Racing Calendar (NRC) event of the season.
The remarkable day in the history [...] - Vande Velde Crashes At Tour of Missouri
September 7th, 2009Christian Vande Velde (Garmin SlipStream) crashed during the first stage of the Tour of Missouri and broke his hand. The crash occurred within sight of the finishing chute.
The break does not seem to be too serious and Vande Velde plans on being at the start line for stage 2.
He posted the following statement on his [...] - Tour of Missouri Stage 1 Results
September 7th, 20092010 Tour of Missouri Stage 1 results – With Mark Cavendish taking stage 1 and the leaders jersey, the race is on to dethrone “The Manx Missile”.
Stage results
* 1. Mark Cavendish (GBR), Team Columbia-HTC, 75mi in 2.43:56
* 2. J.J. Haedo (AGR), Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
[...] - Cavendish Wins Stage 1 At Tour of Missouri
September 7th, 2009Cavendish Outdistances International Field of Top Sprinters to Capture Stage 1 at 2009 Tour of Missouri
ST. LOUIS, MO (September 7, 2009) British sprinter Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) thrilled the huge Labor Day crowds with a sprint victory at Stage One of the Tour of Missouri today. He out dueled Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo [...] - Schneider Third Again At Tour of Missouri Women Series
September 7th, 2009St. Louis – Team Type 1’s Samantha Schneider heads into the final race of the Tour of Missouri Womens Series eyeing a third straight top-three finish.
The 18-year-old scored her second straight third-place result on Sunday when she finished behind Giro Della Montagna presented by Specialized Bicycles winner Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO) and runner-up Kelly Benjamin [...] - Press Release – Rock Racing Reaction To No Missouri Invite
September 5th, 2009Statement from Team Owner Michael Ball in response to questions regarding Rock Racing’s absence at the 2009 Tour of Missouri:
“Rock Racing is not among the teams competing at the 2009 Tour of Missouri because we were not invited. We were told the exclusion was a direct consequence of Rock Racing’s inability to send our “A” [...] - Levi Leipheimer and Team Astana Heading To Tour of Missouri
August 28th, 2009Current World’s No. 1-ranked Team Astana Confirms Top American Levi Leipheimer and 2007 Tour de Georgia winner Janez Brajkovic for upcoming Tour of Missouri
Half of Astana team comprised of the winning team from July’s Tour de France
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (August 28, 2009) — The world’s No. – 1 ranked team Astana has named three-time Amgen [...] - Voigt Set To Race In USA After Horrorific Crash
August 27th, 2009BERLIN, Aug 27, 2009 (AFP) – Just seven weeks after his horror crash on the Tour de France, Germany’s Jens Voigt will ride at next month’s Tour of Missouri as a co-captain of Saxo Bank, it was announced Thursday.
“It is not like the Tour,” said Voigt, who smashed his [...] - Levi Leipheimer Not Going To US Pro Championships
August 26th, 2009Levi Leipheimer has confirmed that he will not be adding another US Pro Championship title to his resume.
Due to his broken wrists, which he suffered six weeks ago at the Tour de France, he will not be able to able to contest the US Pro Road and Time Trial Championships being [...] - Six-Time Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish highlights Team Columbia–HTC roster for upcoming Tour of Missouri
August 6th, 2009Three-time world-champion Michael Rogers and 2007 Tour of Missouri winner George Hincapie also named as part of the squad
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (August 5, 2009) — Mark Cavendish of Britain, a six-time stage winner of the recently completed Tour de France, three-time world champion Michael Rogers of Australia, [...] - TOUR OF MISSOURI ANNOUNCES INDIVIDUAL STAGE COURSES
July 30th, 2009Maps and profiles released for world class cycling event this September
JEFFERSON CITY, MO ( July 30, 2009) — A stage-by-stage synopsis of the seven -day, 612-mile Tour of Missouri has been announced by race organizers and Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder today.
“We definitely have some surprises in this year’s version of the Tour of Missouri,” [...] - FINAL TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2009 TOUR OF MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 7-13, 2009
July 28th, 2009JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (July 27, 2009) — Canada’s top team Planet Energy has been named as the final team for September’s Tour of Missouri, race organizers announced today, completing the roster of 15 teams for the race.
Previously announced were recent Tour de France team entrants Astana, Columbia-HTC, Cervelo Test Team, Garmin-Slipstream, Liquigas, Quickstep and Saxo [...] - Team Type 1 Earns Tour of Missouri Spot
June 25th, 2009Atlanta – The Team Type 1 men’s professional team will be a part of one of the most prestigious stage races in the United States when it takes the start line of the Tour of Missouri in early September.
Team Type 1 has won nearly two dozen races and stands fifth in the National Racing Calendar [...] - Tour of Missouri announces No. 1-ranked NRC Team OUCH Presented by MAXXIS to It’s Line-up
May 29th, 20097 Day Elite Pro Cycling Race Takes Place September 7 – 13
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (May 28, 2009) — Event organizers and Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder today announced the participation of USA Cycling’s National Race Calendar’s top-ranked team OUCH presented by MAXXIS to the line up for the Tour of Missouri, an elite professional cycling [...] - Additional Sponsors Announced for 2009 Tour of Missouri
May 26th, 20097 Day Elite Pro Cycling Race Takes Place September 7 – 13
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – (May 26, 2009) – Today officials with the 2009 Tour of Missouri announced five additional sponsors, adding to the impressive line up of previously announced Missouri companies supporting the race. The Tour of Missouri is an elite pro cycling race, [...] - Quickstep and Saxo Bank Competing in the 2009 Tour of Missouri
May 7th, 2009The current world’s No. 1 & No. 2 ranked teams QuickStep of Belgium and Saxo Bank of Denmark, have agreed to compete in the third Tour of Missouri professional cycling race, scheduled for September 7-13, 2009.
QuickStep is the team of international superstar Tom Boonen, who won this year’s famous Paris-Roubaix for the third time, Stijn [...] - World’s No. 2-Ranked Team Saxo Bank Announced for Tour of Missouri
April 30th, 2009Event to field seven Tour de France entrants and world’s top six teams
April 30, 2009 (Jefferson City, Mo.) – Following the announcement of No. 1-ranked Quickstep’s participation two weeks ago, the current world No. 2-ranked team, Saxo Bank of Denmark, has been announced for the third Tour of Missouri professional cycling race, scheduled for September [...] - World’s No. 1-Ranked Team QuickStep Announced for Tour of Missouri
April 15th, 2009Third Annual Elite Pro Cycling Race Takes Place September 7-13
April 14, 2009 (Jefferson City, Mo.) – The current world No. 1-ranked team, QuickStep of Belgium, has been announced for the third Tour of Missouri professional cycling race, scheduled for September 7-13, 2009.
QuickStep is the team of international superstar Tom Boonen, who won Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix for [...] - Tour of Missouri Announces Participation of Powerful Astana To Team Line Up
March 14th, 2009JEFFERSON CITY, MO (March 11, 2009) Event organizers and Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder today announced the participation of Team Astana, widely considered the world’s top stage racing team currently, to the line up for the Tour of Missouri, an elite professional cycling race scheduled for September 7-13, 2009.
The Kazakstan-registered Astana team joins previously announced [...] - Tour of Missouri Announces Initial 2009 Teams
March 6th, 2009Tour of Missouri Announces Participation of Initial Top Teams: Garmin-Slipstream, Columbia-High Road, Liquigas, and Cervelo Test Team
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (March 5, 2009) Event organizers and Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder today announced the first five teams for the third Tour of Missouri professional cycling race, scheduled for September 7-13, 2009.
Top United States-based teams Garmin-Slipstream and [...] - Tour of Missouri Announces 2009 Host Cities
January 28th, 2009Third Annual Elite Pro Cycling Race, Sept. 7-13
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (January 27, 2009) Event organizers and Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder today announced the start and finish host cities and the overall course for the third Tour of Missouri professional cycling race, scheduled for September 7-13, 2009.
The following cities will play host to a leg [...] - DINNER WITH MR. HINCAPIE
September 18th, 2008What a coup! The Tour of Missouri ends and our hearty bike troupe has the good fortune – courtesy of our shop’s relationship with Hincapie Apparel – to have the company reps come by and have dinner with us at an Irish pub/restaurant in St. Louis’ ever-trendy Central West End.
Oh yeah, and we’re told in [...] - Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team Calls it a Wrap at Tour of Missouri, Continues Search for Title Sponsor For 2009
September 16th, 2008Dominique Rollin Wins KOM Competition; Ivan Dominguez Places 2nd in Stage 6
Team Racks up 66 victories and 146 podiums in 2008
Team Wins 162 Races and 355 Podiums in its Three-Year Existence
Bend, OR – In what was the teams final official team race under the Toyota-United moniker, the boys in red, white and blue didn’t [...] - VANDEVELDE HOLDS ON TO LEAD DURING STAGE SEVEN, WINS YELLOW JERSEY AT 2008 TOUR OF MISSOURI, CHICCHI WINS STAGE 7
September 15th, 2008ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Sept. 14, 2008) – Thousands of fans lined the streets of downtown St. Louis to watch Team Garmin-Chipotle’s Christian Vandevelde (USA) cross the finish line safely and win the 2008 Tour of Missouri. Vandevelde, winner of Stage Three’s Individual Time Trial, was awarded the Missouri Tourism Yellow Jersey for the race after [...]
- Make That Three Wins For Cavendish In Missouri
September 13th, 2008St. Charles, MO, USA, 13 September 2008 – Columbia’s Mark Cavendish rocketed to his third stage win today in stage 6 of Tour of Missouri securing his lead in the overall Points jersey with one stage remaining.
With team-mate Bernhard Eisel caught with only 5km remaining in the race, Team Columbia strung out the field to [...] - Team Columbia’s Michael Barry Solo’s To Take Tour of Missouri Stage Four Win
September 11th, 2008Rolla, MO, USA, 11 September 2008 – Columbia’s Michael Barry soloed to his first win of the season today, taking out Stage Four of the Tour of Missouri at the end of a dramatic and exciting day of racing.
Barry and his Columbia teammates began their offensive at the zero kilometer mark of the 156km stage [...] - Vandevelde Takes Tour of Missouri Time Trial
September 10th, 2008American Christian Vande Velde claimed dominance to the rest of the field, winning the individual time trial in Branson Wednesday at the Tour of Missouri.
Vande Velde, who finished an impressive 5th at this year’s Tour de France, finished the 18-mile race against the clock in 39 minutes and 51 seconds.
“The win was actually [...] - Sunday’s News Today: Vande Velde Wins Tour of Missouri!
September 10th, 2008What year-long coming out party it has been for the former hyper-domestique Christian Vande Velde, who – now keep this a secret, please – just WON the Tour of Missouri by CRUSHING the individual time trial.
Being a real-time or sooner news service, we felt it unnecessary to wait until they make this all official on [...] - Rock Racing Moves Two Into Top 12 At Tour Of Britain
September 8th, 2008Newbury, England — Rock Racing moved two riders into the top 12 at the Tour of Britain Monday despite suffering two flat tires and having nearly the entire team get caught up in a crash.
Spaniard Oscar Sevilla is 10th, seven seconds off the lead, and American Fred Rodriguez is 12th, eight seconds behind. In all, [...] - Mark Cavendish Takes The Yellow Jersey In Missouri
September 8th, 2008Kansas City, MO, USA, 9 September, 2008 – Columbia’s Mark Cavendish won the first stage of the Tour of Missouri today in Kansas City today, taking the Yellow Leaders Jersey, the Point’s Jersey and the Young Riders Jersey at the end of the day.
Cavendish was the favourite going into the stage providing the race [...] - Colavita/Sutter Home Team Announced For The Tour of Missouri
September 4th, 2008Report Filed by Colavita/Sutter Home Cycling Team Presented by Cooking Light
Linden, NJ – The Colavita-Sutter Home Men’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light has assembled a top-notch team to compete in the Tour of Missouri, which begins September 8th and continues through September 14th. Currently second in the US with their sights set [...] - Top Riders To Headline Tour of Missouri 2008
August 30th, 2008TOP AMERICAN AT 2008 TOUR DE FRANCE AND 2008 TOUR OF SWITZERLAND WINNER HEAD INITIAL CYCLISTS ANNOUNCED FOR TOUR OF MISSOURI
Several Olympians to participate in September’s world-class week-long race through the Show Me State
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (August 26, 2008) – Team Garmin-Chipotle’s Christian Vandevelde, the fifth-place finisher overall and top American at this year’s Tour [...] - Garmin-Chipolte and Liquigas On List Of Teams For Tour of Missouri
August 4th, 2008TOUR DE FRANCE ENTRANTS GARMIN-CHIPOTLE AND LIQUIGAS HEAD A LIST OF TEAMS ADDED TO COMPLETE THE TOUR OF MISSOURI FIELD
All teams now announced for September race
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 4, 2008) – Team Garmin-Chipotle of the United States and Team Liquigas of Italy—two top-performing entrants from the recently completed Tour de France—head a list of [...] - Universal Sports Reveals Fall Schedule For On-line Cycling Events
August 1st, 2008Universal Sports will provide LIVE coverage of the complete 2008 Deutschland Tour, Tour of Missouri, UCI Road World Championships, and the USA Crits Finals in Las Vegas Nevada.
Cycling fans can log on to www.universalsports.com, to view webcasts, watch video highlights, access event results, read breaking news, see behind-the-scenes features, and more. Universal [...] - Tour of Missouri Route Announcement 2008
July 12th, 2008A ‘deceivingly tougher’ Tour of Missouri will challenge the field of 120 worldclass
cyclists from
15 elite professional teams when they line up for the September 8th – 14th Tour of Missouri,
race organizers announced today in the overall race finish city St. Louis.
Each of the seven courses for the weeklong event were announced by Missouri Lt. Governor
Peter [...] - HOST CITIES ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 TOUR OF MISSOURI
May 7th, 2008One day added, four new cities announced
Jefferson City, Mo. (Jan. 30, 2008) – Twelve cities around the Show Me State have been selected as Start or Finish cities for the second edition of the Tour of Missouri, an elite, point-to-point cycling stage race to be held September 8-14, 2008.
The second Tour of Missouri has [...]
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