The 2009 Tour of Missouri was the third annual edition of a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Missouri. It began on September 7, 2009 with seven days of racing. The Tour of Missouri is considered the second highest profile domestic race in the United States this year, bettered only by the Tour of California. Television coverage of the race will be limited to daily 30 minute recorded highlights on Versus, and some local TV station coverage. Live streaming of the race will be available for all stages online via the Official Tour of Missouri web site Tour Tracker and the Universal Sports web site.Cyclingfans.com: Live Coverage Options and Schedules
Teams
UCI ProTour Teams AST - GRM - LIQ - QST - SAX - THR -
UCI Professional Continental Teams BMC - CTT -
UCI Continental Teams BPC - COL - JBC - KBS - OCM - TRP - Planet Energy TT1 -
Stages
Stage 1 September 7, St. Louis Circuit Race - Numerous attacks were launched on the 7.5 mile circuit, but only the trio of Tomas Vaitkus, Chris Anker Sørensen, and Moisés Aldape were able to stay away for any significant amount of time, picking up the majority of bonus seconds for the stage. kept close tabs on the break, keen to lead out sprinter Mark Cavendish. Thor Hushovd launched the sprint with a broken wheel, sustained just before the sprint, but was passed by Cavendish and Juan José Haedo. Stage 1 Results CyclistTeamTime1 2h 43' 56"2 s.t.3 s.t.4 s.t.5Planet Energy s.t.6 s.t.7 s.t.8 s.t.9 s.t.10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 Cyclist TeamTime1 2h 43' 56"2 + 2"3 + 4"4 + 4"5 + 6"6 + 6"7 + 10"8Planet Energy + 10"9 + 10"10 + 10"
Stage 2 September 8, Ste. Genevieve - Cape Girardeau, Timmy Duggan, Kiel Reijnen and François Parisien were able to form the day's main breakaway at 57 kilometers, but and reeled them in on behalf of their sprinters. Mark Cavendish was once again able to get on Thor Hushovd's wheel, and took his second win in as many days. Stage 2 Results CyclistTeamTime1 4h 16' 53"2 s.t.3 s.t.4 s.t.5Planet Energy s.t.6 s.t.7 s.t.8 s.t.9Planet Energy s.t.10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 Cyclist TeamTime1 7h 00' 29"2 + 10"3 + 10"4 + 12"5 + 14"6 + 16"7 + 17"8 + 17"9 + 18"10 + 10"
Stage 3 September 9, Farmington - Rolla, Stage 3 Results CyclistTeamTime1 4h 26' 50"2 s.t.3 s.t.4 s.t.5 s.t.6 s.t.7 s.t.8 s.t.9 s.t.10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 Cyclist TeamTime1 11h 27' 19"2 + 0"3 + 4"4 + 12"5 + 14"6 + 14"7 + 16"8 + 16"9 + 17"10 + 17"
Stage 4 September 10, St. James - Jefferson City, Mark Cavendish, the winner of the first two stages, did not start stage 4 due to respiratory illness. Another day-long breakaway was formed containing Bernard Van Ulden, Jeff Louder, Bradley White and Michael Creed. The and led peloton never let them get much more than three minutes advantage. They were finally caught just before the finishing circuit, a three lap circuit containing the "Capital wall". Multiple attacks were launched on the steep hill, but none succeeded. There was a large crash in the back of the field, claiming George Hincapie and the stage winner's brother, Lucas Sebastian Haedo. Juan José Haedo was able to outsprint yellow and green jersey holder Thor Hushovd to take the stage win and the yellow jersey. Stage 4 Results CyclistTeamTime1 4h 07' 55"2 s.t.3 s.t.4 s.t.5 s.t.6 s.t.7Planet Energy s.t.8 s.t.9 s.t.10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 Cyclist TeamTime1 15h 35' 08"2 + 0"3 + 18"4 + 18"5 + 20"6 + 20"7 + 21"8 + 21"9 + 22"10 + 23"
Stage 5 September 11, Sedalia (ITT) Stage 5 Results CyclistTeamTime1 36' 30"2 + 30"3 + 44"4 + 45"5 + 1' 09"6 + 1' 10"7 + 1' 12"8 + 1' 15"9 + 1' 18"10 + 1' 22"General Classification after Stage 5 Cyclist TeamTime1 16h 12' 04"2 + 30"3 + 44"4 + 45"5 + 1' 02"6 + 1' 09"7 + 1' 15"8 + 1' 16"9 + 1' 22"10 + 1' 30"
Stage 6 September 12, Chillicothe - Saint Joseph Stage 6 Results CyclistTeamTime1 3h 41' 41"2 s.t.3 s.t.4Planet Energy s.t.5 s.t.6Planet Energy s.t.7 s.t.8 s.t.9 s.t.10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 6 Cyclist TeamTime1 19h 53' 45"2 + 30"3 + 44"4 + 45"5 + 1' 02"6 + 1' 09"7 + 1' 14"8 + 1' 15"9 + 1' 16"10 + 1' 22"
Stage 7 September 13, Kansas City circuit race - Stage 7 Results CyclistTeamTime1Planet Energy 2h 33' 11"2 s.t.3 s.t.4 s.t.5 s.t.6 s.t.7 s.t.8 s.t.9 s.t.10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 7 Cyclist TeamTime1 22h 26' 56"2 + 30"3 + 42"4 + 44"5 + 1' 02"6 + 1' 09"7 + 1' 13"8 + 1' 15"9 + 1' 16"10 + 1' 22"
Jersey progress Stage(Winner)General classificationSprint ClassificationMountains ClassificationYouth ClassificationAggressive RiderTeam Classification Stage 1(Mark Cavendish) Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Chris Anker Sørensen Mark Cavendish Moisés Aldape Stage 2(Mark Cavendish) Moisés Aldape François Parisien Stage 3(Thor Hushovd) Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Matt Wilson Stage 4(Juan José Haedo) Juan José Haedo Dario Cataldo Bradley White Stage 5(David Zabriskie) David Zabriskie no award Stage 6(Francesco Chicchi) Jeremy Hunt Stage 7(Martin Gilbert) Michael Barry Final David Zabriskie Thor Hushovd Moisés Aldape Dario Cataldo
References
External links Official Site