2008 Tour of Missouri

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2008 Tour of Missouri
UCI America Tour
Race details
DatesSeptember 8September 14
Stages7
Distance601.2 mi (967.5 km)
Winning time21h 23' 26"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of the United States.svg  Christian Vande Velde  (USA) (Team Garmin–Chipotle)
  SecondFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) (Team Columbia)
  ThirdFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Svein Tuft  (CAN) (Symmetrics Cycling Team)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) (Team Columbia)
Jersey light blue.svg MountainsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dominique Rollin  (CAN) (Toyota–United)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Kreuziger  (CZE) (Team Liquigas)
  Team Flag of the United States.svg Team Columbia
  2007
2009  

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. [1]

Contents

Stage

Stage 1

8 September 2008 — Saint Joseph to Kansas City, 90 mi (145 km)
Stage 1 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) Team Columbia 3h 15' 14"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
3Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Chicchi  (ITA) Liquigas s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) Jersey yellow.svg Team Columbia 3h 15' 14"
2Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 + 4"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martin Kohler  (SUI) Jersey red.svg BMC Racing Team + 5"

Stage 2

9 September 2008 — Clinton to Springfield, 125 mi (201 km)
Stage 2 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) Jersey yellow.svg Team Columbia 4h 53' 19"
2Flag of Germany.svg  Eric Baumann  (GER)Team Sparkasses.t.
3Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Chicchi  (ITA) Liquigas s.t.
General Classification after Stage 2
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) Jersey yellow.svg Team Columbia 8h 08' 13"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Chicchi  (ITA) Liquigas + 12"
3Flag of Germany.svg  Eric Baumann  (GER)Team Sparkasse+ 14"

Stage 3

10 September 2008 — Branson, 18 mi (29 km) (Individual Time Trial)
Stage 3 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Christian Vande Velde  (USA) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 39' 51"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) Team Columbia + 21"
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Svein Tuft  (CAN) Symmetrics Cycling Team + 33"
General Classification after Stage 3
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Christian Vande Velde  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 8h 48' 24"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) Team Columbia + 21"
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Svein Tuft  (CAN) Symmetrics Cycling Team + 44"

Stage 4

11 September 2008 — Lebanon to Rolla, 105 mi (169 km)
Stage 4 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michael Barry  (CAN) Team Columbia 3h 16' 06"
2Flag of Germany.svg  Eric Baumann  (GER)Team Sparkasse+ 46"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Danilo Wyss  (SUI) BMC Racing Team s.t.
General Classification after Stage 4
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Christian Vande Velde  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 12h 05' 13"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) Team Columbia + 18"
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Svein Tuft  (CAN) Symmetrics Cycling Team + 43"

Stage 5

12 September 2008 — St. James to Jefferson City, 100 mi (161 km)
Stage 5 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Boy van Poppel  (NED) Rabobank 3h 48' 42"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michael Van Stayen  (BEL) Rabobank s.t.
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Lacombe  (CAN)Kelly Benefit – Medifasts.t.
General Classification after Stage 5
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Christian Vande Velde  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 15h 53' 55"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) Team Columbia + 18"
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Svein Tuft  (CAN) Symmetrics Cycling Team + 48"

Stage 6

13 September 2008 — Hermann to St. Charles, 110.5 mi (178 km)
Stage 6 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) Jersey green.svg Team Columbia 3h 32' 25"
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Domínguez  (CUB) Toyota–United s.t.
3Flag of the United States.svg  Brad Huff  (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
General Classification after Stage 6
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Christian Vande Velde  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 19h 26' 20"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) Team Columbia + 18"
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Svein Tuft  (CAN) Symmetrics Cycling Team + 48"

Stage 7

14 September 2008 — St. Louis, 53.2 mi (86 km)
Stage 7 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Chicchi  (ITA) Liquigas 1h 57' 06"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) Jersey green.svg Team Columbia s.t.
3Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Farrar  (USA) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
General Classification after Stage 7
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Christian Vande Velde  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 21h 23' 26"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) Team Columbia + 18"
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Svein Tuft  (CAN) Symmetrics Cycling Team + 48"

Jersey progress

Stage
(Winner)
General Classification
Young Classification
Mountains Classification
Sprint ClassificationAggressive RiderTeam Classification
Stage 1
(Mark Cavendish)
Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Dominique Rollin Mark Cavendish Martin Kohler Team Columbia
Stage 2
(Mark Cavendish)
Andy Guptill Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30
Stage 3
(Christian Vande Velde)
Christian Vande Velde Steven Cozza
Stage 4
(Michael Barry)
Roman Kreuziger Eric Baumann Michael Barry Team Columbia
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
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UCI Continental Teams—America Tour
UCI Continental Team—Europe Tour

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