# 2008 Tour of Missouri

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.

## Stage
### Stage 1
#### 8 September 2008 — Saint Joseph to Kansas City, 90 mi (145 km)

| | 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. |
| | 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)

| | 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. |
| | 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)

| | 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" |
| | 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)

| | 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. |
| | 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)

| | 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. |
| | 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)

| | 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. |
| | 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)

| | 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. |
| | 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 | Dominique Rollin | Mark Cavendish | Andy Guptill | Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 |
| 0Stage 3 (Christian Vande Velde) | Christian Vande Velde | Steven Cozza | Dominique Rollin | Mark Cavendish | | Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 |
| 0Stage 4 (Michael Barry) | Christian Vande Velde | Roman Kreuziger | Dominique Rollin | Eric Baumann | Michael Barry | Team Columbia |
| 0Stage 5 (Boy van Poppel) | Christian Vande Velde | Roman Kreuziger | Dominique Rollin | Mark Cavendish | David Veilleux | Team Columbia |
| 0Stage 6 (Mark Cavendish) | Christian Vande Velde | Roman Kreuziger | Dominique Rollin | Mark Cavendish | | Team Columbia |
| 0Stage 7 (Francesco Chicchi) | Christian Vande Velde | Roman Kreuziger | Dominique Rollin | Mark Cavendish | | Team Columbia |
| 0Final | Christian Vande Velde | Roman Kreuziger | Dominique Rollin | Mark Cavendish | Jeff Louder | Team Columbia |

## Participating teams
### UCI ProTour Teams

* LIQ – Team Liquigas
* THR – Team Columbia

### UCI Professional Continental Teams

* BMC – BMC Racing Team
* TSL – Garmin–Chipotle presented by H30

### UCI Continental Teams—America Tour

* BPC – Bissell Pro Cycling Team
* COL – Colovita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light
* HNM – Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
* JBC – Jelly Belly Cycling Team
* KBM – Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
* RRC – Rock Racing
* SYM – Symmetrics Cycling Team
* TUA – Tecos de la Universidad de Guadalajara
* TUP – Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team

### UCI Continental Team—Europe Tour

* RB3 – Rabobank
* TSP – Team Sparkasse