The 2007 Tour of Missouri is the inaugural edition of a professional

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held in

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that made its debut on September 11, 2007, with six days of racing. Run by same organizers as the

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and the

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, the Tour of Missouri is being billed as the third highest profile domestic race in the United States. The Tour is part of the

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and the inaugural

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. 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:

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, road race, out-and-back course starting and ending in the Plaza * Day 2:

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, road race * Day 3:

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, individual time trial * Day 4:

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– Columbia, road race * Day 5: Jefferson City– St. Charles, road race * Day 6: St. Louis, circuit race

Award Jerseys

* 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:
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out-and-back road race, 85 miles (136.8 km)

Stage 2: 2007-09-12:
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road race, 125 miles (201.2 km)

Stage 3: 2007-09-13:
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, 18 miles (29 km)

Stage 4: 2007-09-14:
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– Columbia road race, 133.4 miles (214.7 km)

Stage 5: 2007-09-16: Jefferson City– St. Charles, road race, 123 miles (198 km)

Stage 6: 2007-09-17: St. Louis circuit race, 74 miles (119.1 km)

Teams

* Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (DSC) *

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(SDV) * DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed (DFL) * Team Sparkasse (TSP) *

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(HNM) *

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(NIC) * Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle (TSL) * Symmetrics Cycling Team (SYM) * Tecos de la Universidad de Guadalajara (TUA) * Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team *

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(BMC) *

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(JBC) * KodakGallery.com – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (OSN) * Colavita / Sutter Home Presented by Cooking Light (COL) * USA Cycling National Development Team (USA)

References

Official sitecyclingnews
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