The 2007 Tour of Missouri is the inaugural edition of a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Missouri that made its debut on September 11, 2007, with six days of racing. Run by same organizers as the Tour de Georgia and the Amgen Tour of California, the Tour of Missouri is being billed as the third highest profile domestic race in the United States. The Tour is part of the 2006–07 UCI America Tour and the inaugural 2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour.
The Missouri terrain is not mountainous by California and Georgia standards but expect three of the six stages to be contested on relentless rolling hills. No title sponsor has been announced. The planned course:
- Day 1: Kansas City, road race, out-and-back course starting and ending in the Plaza
- Day 2: Clinton–Springfield, road race
- Day 3: Branson, individual time trial
- Day 4: Lebanon–Columbia, road race
- Day 5: Jefferson City–St. Charles, road race
- Day 6: St. Louis, circuit race
Award Jerseys
| Stage (Winner) |
Missouri Department of Tourism General Classification Yellow Jersey |
Edward Jones Investments Points Classification Green Jersey |
Michelob ULTRA Mountains Classification Gold Polka Dot Jersey |
Build A Bear Best Young Rider Blue Jersey |
Drury Hotels Most Aggressive Rider Red Jersey |
Team Classification |
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| Stage 1 (Iván Domínguez) |
Iván Domínguez | Iván Domínguez* | Jeff Louder | James Meadley | Gregorio Ladino | Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light |
| Stage 2 (George Hincapie) |
George Hincapie | George Hincapie* | William Frishkorn | Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle | ||
| Stage 3 (ITT) (Levi Leipheimer) |
Steven Cozza | |||||
| Stage 4 (Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca) |
Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca | Darren Lill | ||||
| Stage 5 (Danny Pate) |
John Fredy Parra | |||||
| Stage 6 / Final (Iván Domínguez) |
George Hincapie | Iván Domínguez | Jeff Louder | Steven Cozza | John Fredy Parra | Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle |
- For Stage 2, Zach Bell wore the Sprint Points Jersey.
- For Stages 3 and 4, Dominique Rollin wore the Sprint Points Jersey.
- Throughout the race, Svein Tuft (Symmetrics) wore the white jersey as leader of the 2006–07 UCI America Tour individual points standings.
- Throughout the race, Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel) wore the red-white-blue jersey as United States Road Race Champion.
Stages
Stage 1: 2007-09-11: Kansas City, Missouri out-and-back road race, 85 miles (136.8 km)
Stage 1 result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2: 2007-09-12: Clinton–Springfield road race, 125 miles (201.2 km)
Stage 2 result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3: 2007-09-13: Branson individual time trial, 18 miles (29 km)
Stage 3 result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4: 2007-09-14: Lebanon–Columbia road race, 133.4 miles (214.7 km)
Stage 4 result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5: 2007-09-16: Jefferson City–St. Charles, road race, 123 miles (198 km)
Stage 5 result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6: 2007-09-17: St. Louis circuit race, 74 miles (119.1 km)
Stage 6 result
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Final General Classification
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Teams
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (DSC)
Saunier Duval–Prodir (SDV)
DFL–Cyclingnews–Litespeed (DFL)
Team Sparkasse (TSP)- Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis (HNM)
- Navigators Insurance Cycling Team (NIC)
- Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle (TSL)
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Symmetrics Cycling Team (SYM)
Tecos de la Universidad de Guadalajara (TUA)- Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team
- BMC Racing Team (BMC)
- Jelly Belly Cycling Team (JBC)
- KodakGallery.com – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (OSN)
- Colavita / Sutter Home Presented by Cooking Light (COL)
- USA Cycling National Development Team (USA)
References
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