The 2008 Tour of Missouri was the second annual edition of a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Missouri. It began on September 8, 2008, with seven 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 race was broadcast on Universal Sports, a network being carried on the digital subchannels of twenty-one television stations throughout the country.Universal Sports: Cycling Schedule
Stage
Stage 1 8 September 2008 — Saint Joseph to Kansas City, Stage 1 Results CyclistTeamTime1 3h 15' 14"2 s.t.3 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 Cyclist TeamTime1 3h 15' 14"2+ 4"3 + 5"
Stage 2 9 September 2008 — Clinton to Springfield, Stage 2 Results CyclistTeamTime1 4h 53' 19"2Team Sparkasse s.t.3 s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 Cyclist TeamTime1 8h 08' 13"2+ 12"3Team Sparkasse + 14"
Stage 3 10 September 2008 — Branson, (Individual Time Trial) Stage 3 Results CyclistTeamTime1 39' 51"2 + 21"3Symmetrics Cycling Team + 33"General Classification after Stage 3 Cyclist TeamTime1 8h 48' 24"2 + 21"3Symmetrics Cycling Team + 44"
Stage 4 11 September 2008 — Lebanon to Rolla, Stage 4 Results CyclistTeamTime1 3h 16' 06"2Team Sparkasse + 46"3 s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 Cyclist TeamTime1 12h 05' 13"2 + 18"3Symmetrics Cycling Team + 43"
Stage 5 12 September 2008 — St. James to Jefferson City, Stage 5 Results CyclistTeamTime1 3h 48' 42"2 s.t.3Kelly Benefit – Medifast s.t.General Classification after Stage 5 Cyclist TeamTime1 15h 53' 55"2 + 18"3Symmetrics Cycling Team + 48"
Stage 6 13 September 2008 — Hermann to St. Charles, Stage 6 Results CyclistTeamTime1 3h 32' 25"2Toyota–United s.t.3Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.General Classification after Stage 6 Cyclist TeamTime1 19h 26' 20"2 + 18"3Symmetrics Cycling Team + 48"
Stage 7 14 September 2008 — St. Louis, Stage 7 Results CyclistTeamTime1 1h 57' 06"2 s.t.3 s.t.General Classification after Stage 7 Cyclist TeamTime1 21h 23' 26"2 + 18"3Symmetrics Cycling Team + 48"
Jersey progress Stage(Winner)General ClassificationYoung ClassificationMountains ClassificationSprint ClassificationAggressive RiderTeam Classification Stage 1(Mark Cavendish) Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Dominique Rollin Mark Cavendish Martin Kohler Stage 2(Mark Cavendish) Andy Guptill Stage 3(Christian Vande Velde) Christian Vande Velde Steven Cozza Stage 4(Michael Barry) Roman Kreuziger Eric Baumann Michael Barry Stage 5(Boy van Poppel) Mark Cavendish David Veilleux Stage 6(Mark Cavendish) Stage 7(Francesco Chicchi) Final Christian Vande Velde Roman Kreuziger Dominique Rollin Mark Cavendish Jeff Louder Team Columbia
Participating teams UCI ProTour Teams LIQ – Team Liquigas THR – Team Columbia
UCI Professional Continental Teams BMC – BMC Racing Team TSL – Garmin–Chipotle presented by H30
UCI Continental Teams—America Tour BPC – Bissell Pro Cycling Team COL – Colovita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light HNM – Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis JBC – Jelly Belly Cycling Team KBM – Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast RRC – Rock Racing SYM – Symmetrics Cycling Team TUA – Tecos de la Universidad de Guadalajara TUP – Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team
UCI Continental Team—Europe Tour RB3 – Rabobank TSP – Team Sparkasse
References
External links Official Site