Tag Archives: tour of missouri
US Pro returns to Greenville; changes to UCI Calendar
Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by lyne.
The addition of two new ProTour races in Canada have forced some changes to the UCI America Tour Calendar: moving the US Pro three weeks down, and shifting the Tour of Missouri earlier. Also, the UCI road races to be held in USA and Canada in 2010.
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Zabriskie – birth of a leader
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by lyne.
Mention the name of David Zabriskie of the Garmin-Slipstream team and most cycling fans think of two things: expert time trialist and goofball interviews (yes I said goofball). But in my opinion we can now add a third item to that list, and that is leader.
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Zabriskie triumphes and Gilbert sprints to win in Missouri
Posted on 14. Sep, 2009 by lyne.
After coming close the previous stages with fourth and fifth places, Canadian Martin Gilbert of Planet Energy, timed his sprint perfectly and took home the victory in the Stage 7, presented by Cerner. of the 2009 Tour of Missouri. OUCH-Maxxis’ Andrew Pinfold, another Canadian, took second and Thor Hushovd (Cervelo Test Team) [...]
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Chicchi Claims Aggressive Stage
Posted on 12. Sep, 2009 by lyne.
Non-stop attacking and amazingly fast racing highlighted stage 6 of the Tour of Missouri, where the riders averaged speeds of 48 km/h (29 mi/hr) on the 177 km (110 mi) roller coaster stage from Chillicothe to St Joseph. We had some hard, fast and aggressive racing out there. Attacks flew until the end but in [...]
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Zabriskie takes over in Missouri
Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by lyne.
Four-time and reigning US Pro Time Trial Champion David Zabriskie crushed another time trial, this time at stage 5 of the Tour of Missouri, clocking a time of 36:30 with an average speed of 50.301km/h (31.255mph) over the flat 30.6 km (19 mi) course in Sedalia. Silver medalist at the Beijing [...]
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High time for Haedo
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by lyne.
After finishing on the podium every day, Saxo Bank’s JJ Haedo finally made it to the top step in Jefferson City. He surged to take the win in a chaotic sprint finish ahead of Thor Hushovd (Cervelo Test Team) and Dario Cataldo (Quick Step).
Though tied with Hushovd on time, Haedo became the new leader in [...]
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Thunder Strikes in Missouri
Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by lyne.
After two podium finishes this week, Thor Hushovd of the Cervelo Test Team finally got the better of Mark Cavendish of the Columbia-HTC team to take the win in a chaotic sprint in Rolla and claimed the yellow leader’s jersey after stage 3 at the Tour of Missouri. Once again, Saxo Bank’s JJ Haedo made [...]
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