2008 Tour of Missouri

2008 Tour of Missouri
UCI America Tour
Race details
Dates	September 8–September 14
Stages	7
Distance	601.2 mi (967.5 km)
Winning time	21h 23' 26"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Team
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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]

Stage

Stage 1

8 September 2008 — Saint Joseph to Kansas City, 90 mi (145 km)

Stage 1 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Team Columbia	3h 15' 14"
2	Tyler Farrar (USA)	Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30	s.t.
3	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)	Liquigas	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Team Columbia	3h 15' 14"
2	Tyler Farrar (USA)	Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30	+ 4"
3	Martin Kohler (SUI)	BMC Racing Team	+ 5"

Stage 2

9 September 2008 — Clinton to Springfield, 125 mi (201 km)

Stage 2 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Team Columbia	4h 53' 19"
2	Eric Baumann (GER)	Team Sparkasse	s.t.
3	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)	Liquigas	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Team Columbia	8h 08' 13"
2	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)	Liquigas	+ 12"
3	Eric Baumann (GER)	Team Sparkasse	+ 14"

Stage 3

10 September 2008 — Branson, 18 mi (29 km) (Individual Time Trial)

Stage 3 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30	39' 51"
2	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Columbia	+ 21"
3	Svein Tuft (CAN)	Symmetrics Cycling Team	+ 33"

General Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30	8h 48' 24"
2	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Columbia	+ 21"
3	Svein Tuft (CAN)	Symmetrics Cycling Team	+ 44"

Stage 4

11 September 2008 — Lebanon to Rolla, 105 mi (169 km)

Stage 4 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Michael Barry (CAN)	Team Columbia	3h 16' 06"
2	Eric Baumann (GER)	Team Sparkasse	+ 46"
3	Danilo Wyss (SUI)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30	12h 05' 13"
2	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Columbia	+ 18"
3	Svein Tuft (CAN)	Symmetrics Cycling Team	+ 43"

Stage 5

12 September 2008 — St. James to Jefferson City, 100 mi (161 km)

Stage 5 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Boy van Poppel (NED)	Rabobank	3h 48' 42"
2	Michael Van Stayen (BEL)	Rabobank	s.t.
3	Kevin Lacombe (CAN)	Kelly Benefit – Medifast	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30	15h 53' 55"
2	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Columbia	+ 18"
3	Svein Tuft (CAN)	Symmetrics Cycling Team	+ 48"

Stage 6

13 September 2008 — Hermann to St. Charles, 110.5 mi (178 km)

Stage 6 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Team Columbia	3h 32' 25"
2	Iván Domínguez (CUB)	Toyota–United	s.t.
3	Brad Huff (USA)	Jelly Belly Cycling Team	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30	19h 26' 20"
2	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Columbia	+ 18"
3	Svein Tuft (CAN)	Symmetrics Cycling Team	+ 48"

Stage 7

14 September 2008 — St. Louis, 53.2 mi (86 km)

Stage 7 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)	Liquigas	1h 57' 06"
2	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Team Columbia	s.t.
3	Tyler Farrar (USA)	Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 7

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30	21h 23' 26"
2	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Columbia	+ 18"
3	Svein Tuft (CAN)	Symmetrics Cycling Team	+ 48"

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Young Classification	Mountains Classification	Sprint Classification	Aggressive Rider	Team Classification
0Stage 1 (Mark Cavendish)	Mark Cavendish	Mark Cavendish	Dominique Rollin	Mark Cavendish	Martin Kohler	Team Columbia
0Stage 2 (Mark Cavendish)	Mark Cavendish	Mark Cavendish			Andy Guptill	Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30
0Stage 3 (Christian Vande Velde)	Christian Vande Velde	Steven Cozza				Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30
0Stage 4 (Michael Barry)		Roman Kreuziger		Eric Baumann	Michael Barry	Team Columbia
0Stage 5 (Boy van Poppel)				Mark Cavendish	David Veilleux
0Stage 6 (Mark Cavendish)
0Stage 7 (Francesco Chicchi)
0Final	Christian Vande Velde	Roman Kreuziger	Dominique Rollin	Mark Cavendish	Jeff Louder	Team Columbia