The Tour of Missouri is an annual professional bicycle race across the state of Missouri, featuring top professional cyclists and teams from around the world. The 2009 edition started in St. Louis and ended in Kansas City, with other tour stops including the communities of Ste. Genevieve, Cape Girardeau, Farmington, Rolla, St. James, Jefferson City, Sedalia, Chillicothe, and St. Joseph. These photos are from the Individual Time Trials in Sedalia on September 11th, and the Circuit Race in Kansas City on September 13th.
Photos From The Album
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Edward Eroe interviewing legendary cycling commentator Paul Sherwen for the Kansas Cyclist Podcast. |
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Floyd Landis preparing for the Individual Time Trial at the Tour of Missouri in Sedalia. |
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David Zabriskie preparing for the Individual Time Trial at the Tour of Missouri in Sedalia. |
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Levi Leipheimer preparing for the Individual Time Trial at the Tour of Missouri in Sedalia. |
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Levi Leipheimer preparing for the Individual Time Trial at the Tour of Missouri in Sedalia. |
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George Hincapie preparing for the Individual Time Trial at the Tour of Missouri in Sedalia. |
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George Hincapie preparing for the Individual Time Trial at the Tour of Missouri in Sedalia. |
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Thor Hushovd preparing for the Individual Time Trial at the Tour of Missouri in Sedalia. |
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Juan Jose Haedo preparing to defend the yellow jersey before the Individual Time Trial at the Tour of Missouri in Sedalia. |
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Professional cyclist Juan Jose Haedo prepares to defend the yellow jersey before the Individual Time Trial at the Tour of Missouri in Sedalia. |
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Randy Rasa and Kenneth Walker before the Tour of Missouri Circuit Race in Kansas City. |
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The peloton approaching the first King of the Mountain site, near the Liberty Memorial at the Tour of Missouri Circuit Race in Kansas City. |
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This photo shows the peloton approaching the first King of the Mountain site, near the Liberty Memorial, at the Tour of Missouri Circuit Race in Kansas City. |
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A breakaway group approaching the first King of the Mountain site at the Tour of Missouri Circuit Race in Kansas City. |
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David Zabriskie (in yellow) at the front of the peloton on the final lap of the Circuit Race in Kansas City as he prepares to win the Tour of Missouri. |
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There was a large crowd of spectators at the Start/Finish line in downtown Kansas City as the Tour of Missouri drew to a close. |
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There was a large crowd of spectators at the Start/Finish line in downtown Kansas City as the Tour of Missouri drew to a close. |
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There was a large crowd of spectators at the Start/Finish line in downtown Kansas City as the Tour of Missouri drew to a close. |
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Randy Rasa interviewing Gina Poertner for the Kansas Cyclist Podcast at the Tour of Missouri in Sedalia. |
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Edward Eroe serving as a course marshall at the Tour of Missouri in Kansas City. |
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The racers are just a blur as they pass spectators lining Grand Avenue at the end of the Tour of Missouri in Kansas City. |
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 | An annual professional bicycle race across the state of Missouri, featuring top professional cyclists and teams from around the world. |
