2008 Tour of Missouri

2008 Tour of Missouri UCI America Tour September 8–September 14 7 601.2 mi 21h 23' 26" Christian Vande Velde USA Team Garmin–Chipotle yellow Michael Rogers AUS Team Columbia Svein Tuft CAN Symmetrics Cycling Team Mark Cavendish GBR Team Columbia green Dominique Rollin CAN Toyota–United light blue Roman Kreuziger CZE Team Liquigas white Team Columbia USA 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.Universal Sports: Cycling Schedule Stage Stage 1 8 September 2008 — Saint Joseph to Kansas City, 90 mi 0 on Stage 1 Results CyclistTeamTime1Mark Cavendish GBRTHR 2008b 3h 15' 14"2Tyler Farrar USAGRM 2008b s.t.3Francesco Chicchi ITALIQ 2008 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 Cyclist TeamTime1Mark Cavendish GBR 20pxTHR 2008b 3h 15' 14"2Tyler Farrar USAGRM 2008b+ 4"3Martin Kohler SUI 20pxBMC 2008 + 5" Stage 2 9 September 2008 — Clinton to Springfield, 125 mi 0 on Stage 2 Results CyclistTeamTime1Mark Cavendish GBR 20pxTHR 2008b 4h 53' 19"2Eric Baumann GERTeam Sparkasse s.t.3Francesco Chicchi ITALIQ 2008 s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 Cyclist TeamTime1Mark Cavendish GBR 20pxTHR 2008b 8h 08' 13"2Francesco Chicchi ITALIQ 2008+ 12"3Eric Baumann GERTeam Sparkasse + 14" Stage 3 10 September 2008 — Branson, 18 mi 0 on (Individual Time Trial) Stage 3 Results CyclistTeamTime1Christian Vande Velde USAGRM 2008b 39' 51"2Michael Rogers AUSTHR 2008b + 21"3Svein Tuft CANSymmetrics Cycling Team + 33"General Classification after Stage 3 Cyclist TeamTime1Christian Vande Velde USA 20pxGRM 2008b 8h 48' 24"2Michael Rogers AUSTHR 2008b + 21"3Svein Tuft CANSymmetrics Cycling Team + 44" Stage 4 11 September 2008 — Lebanon to Rolla, 105 mi 0 on Stage 4 Results CyclistTeamTime1Michael Barry CANTHR 2008b 3h 16' 06"2Eric Baumann GERTeam Sparkasse + 46"3Danilo Wyss SUIBMC 2008 s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 Cyclist TeamTime1Christian Vande Velde USA 20pxGRM 2008b 12h 05' 13"2Michael Rogers AUSTHR 2008b + 18"3Svein Tuft CANSymmetrics Cycling Team + 43" Stage 5 12 September 2008 — St. James to Jefferson City, 100 mi 0 on Stage 5 Results CyclistTeamTime1Boy van Poppel NEDRAB 2008 3h 48' 42"2Michael Van Stayen BELRAB 2008 s.t.3Kevin Lacombe CANKelly Benefit – Medifast s.t.General Classification after Stage 5 Cyclist TeamTime1Christian Vande Velde USA 20pxGRM 2008b 15h 53' 55"2Michael Rogers AUSTHR 2008b + 18"3Svein Tuft CANSymmetrics Cycling Team + 48" Stage 6 13 September 2008 — Hermann to St. Charles, 110.5 mi 0 on Stage 6 Results CyclistTeamTime1Mark Cavendish GBR 20pxTHR 2008b 3h 32' 25"2Iván Domínguez CUBToyota–United s.t.3Brad Huff USAJelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.General Classification after Stage 6 Cyclist TeamTime1Christian Vande Velde USA 20pxGRM 2008b 19h 26' 20"2Michael Rogers AUSTHR 2008b + 18"3Svein Tuft CANSymmetrics Cycling Team + 48" Stage 7 14 September 2008 — St. Louis, 53.2 mi 0 on Stage 7 Results CyclistTeamTime1Francesco Chicchi ITALIQ 2008 1h 57' 06"2Mark Cavendish GBR 20pxTHR 2008b s.t.3Tyler Farrar USAGRM 2008b s.t.General Classification after Stage 7 Cyclist TeamTime1Christian Vande Velde USA 20pxGRM 2008b 21h 23' 26"2Michael Rogers AUSTHR 2008b + 18"3Svein Tuft CANSymmetrics 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 THR 2008b Stage 2(Mark Cavendish) Andy Guptill GRM 2008b Stage 3(Christian Vande Velde) Christian Vande Velde Steven Cozza Stage 4(Michael Barry) Roman Kreuziger Eric Baumann Michael Barry THR 2008b 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 – ITA Team Liquigas THR – USA Team Columbia UCI Professional Continental Teams BMC – USA BMC Racing Team TSL – USA Garmin–Chipotle presented by H30 UCI Continental Teams—America Tour BPC – USA Bissell Pro Cycling Team COL – USA Colovita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light HNM – USA Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis JBC – USA Jelly Belly Cycling Team KBM – USA Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast RRC – USA Rock Racing SYM – CAN Symmetrics Cycling Team TUA – MEX Tecos de la Universidad de Guadalajara TUP – USA Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team UCI Continental Team—Europe Tour RB3 – NED Rabobank TSP – GER Team Sparkasse References External links Official Site 2008 Tour of Missouri Missouri, Tour of Tour of