title: 2007 Tour of Missouri
text: # 2007 Tour of Missouri
  
  The 2007 Tour of Missouri is the inaugural edition of a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Missouri that made its debut on September 11, 2007, with six 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 Tour is part of the 2006–07 UCI America Tour and the inaugural 2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour.
  
  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: Kansas City, road race, out-and-back course starting and ending in the Plaza
  * Day 2: Clinton–Springfield, road race
  * Day 3: Branson, individual time trial
  * Day 4: Lebanon–Columbia, road race
  * Day 5: Jefferson City–St. Charles, road race
  * Day 6: St. Louis, circuit race
  
  ## Award Jerseys
  
  | Stage (Winner) | Missouri Department of Tourism General Classification Yellow Jersey | Edward Jones Investments Points Classification Green Jersey | Michelob ULTRA Mountains Classification Gold Polka Dot Jersey | Build A Bear Best Young Rider Blue Jersey | Drury Hotels Most Aggressive Rider Red Jersey | Team Classification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 0Stage 1 (Iván Domínguez) | Iván Domínguez | Iván Domínguez* | Jeff Louder | James Meadley | Gregorio Ladino | Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light |
  | 0Stage 2 (George Hincapie) | George Hincapie | George Hincapie* | Jeff Louder | James Meadley | William Frishkorn | Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle |
  | 0Stage 3 (ITT) (Levi Leipheimer) | George Hincapie | George Hincapie* | Jeff Louder | Steven Cozza | William Frishkorn | Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle |
  | 0Stage 4 (Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca) | George Hincapie | Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca | Jeff Louder | Steven Cozza | Darren Lill | Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle |
  | 0Stage 5 (Danny Pate) | George Hincapie | Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca | Jeff Louder | Steven Cozza | John Fredy Parra | Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle |
  | 0Stage 6 / Final (Iván Domínguez) | George Hincapie | Iván Domínguez | Jeff Louder | Steven Cozza | John Fredy Parra | Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle |
  
  * 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: Kansas City, Missouri out-and-back road race, 85 miles (136.8 km)
  
  | | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Iván Domínguez | Cuba | TUP | 3h 05'07" |
  | 2 | Zach Bell | Canada | SYM | s.t. |
  | 3 | Kyle Wamsley | United States | NIC | s.t. |
  | | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Iván Domínguez | Cuba | TUP | 3h 05'07" |
  | 2 | Zach Bell | Canada | SYM | s.t. |
  | 3 | Kyle Wamsley | United States | NIC | s.t. |
  
  ### Stage 2: 2007-09-12: Clinton–Springfield road race, 125 miles (201.2 km)
  
  | | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | George Hincapie | United States | DSC | |
  | 2 | Frank Pipp | United States | HNM | s.t. |
  | 3 | Dominique Rollin | Canada | NIC | s.t. |
  | | Cyclist | Country | Team |
  | 1 | George Hincapie | United States | DSC |
  | 2 | Frank Pipp | United States | HNM |
  | 3 | Dominique Rollin | Canada | NIC |
  
  ### Stage 3: 2007-09-13: Branson individual time trial, 18 miles (29 km)
  
  | | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Levi Leipheimer | United States | DSC | 39'37" |
  | 2 | Nathan O'Neill | Australia | HNM | + 0'16" |
  | 3 | Matti Helminen | Finland | DFL | + 1'27" |
  | | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
  | 1 | George Hincapie | United States | DSC | 8:22:34 |
  | 2 | William Frischkorn | United States | TSL | + 1:40 |
  | 3 | David Cañada | Spain | SDV | + 2:22 |
  
  ### Stage 4: 2007-09-14: Lebanon–Columbia road race, 133.4 miles (214.7 km)
  
  | | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Luciano Pagliarini | Italy | SDV | 39'37" |
  | 2 | Andrew Pinfold | Canada | SYM | s.t. |
  | 3 | Iván Domínguez | Cuba | TUP | s.t. |
  | | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
  | 1 | George Hincapie | United States | DSC | 8:22:34 |
  | 2 | William Frischkorn | United States | TSL | + 1:40 |
  | 3 | David Cañada | Spain | SDV | + 2:22 |
  
  ### Stage 5: 2007-09-16: Jefferson City–St. Charles, road race, 123 miles (198 km)
  
  | | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Danny Pate | United States | TLS | 4:50:21 |
  | 2 | John Parra | Colombia | TUA | +0:08 |
  | 3 | Jeff Louder | United States | HNM | s.t. |
  | | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
  | 1 | George Hincapie | United States | DSC | 18:23:13 |
  | 2 | William Frischkorn | United States | TSL | + 1:40 |
  | 3 | David Cañada | Spain | SDV | + 2:22 |
  
  ### Stage 6: 2007-09-17: St. Louis circuit race, 74 miles (119.1 km)
  
  | | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Iván Domínguez | Cuba | TUP | 3h 05'07" |
  | 2 | Andrew Pinfold | Canada | SYM | s.t. |
  | 3 | Dominique Rollin | Canada | NIC | s.t. |
  | | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
  | 1 | George Hincapie | United States | DSC | 18:23:13 |
  | 2 | William Frischkorn | United States | TSL | + 1:40 |
  | 3 | Dominique Rollin | Canada | NIC | |
  
  ## Teams
  
  * Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (DSC)
  * Saunier Duval–Prodir (SDV)
  * DFL–Cyclingnews–Litespeed (DFL)
  * Team Sparkasse (TSP)
  * Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis (HNM)
  * Navigators Insurance Cycling Team (NIC)
  * Team Slipstream Powered By Chipotle (TSL)
  * Symmetrics Cycling Team (SYM)
  * Tecos de la Universidad de Guadalajara (TUA)
  * Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team
  * BMC Racing Team (BMC)
  * Jelly Belly Cycling Team (JBC)
  * KodakGallery.com – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (OSN)
  * Colavita / Sutter Home Presented by Cooking Light (COL)
  * USA Cycling National Development Team (USA)
  