Tour Of Missouri Teams Announced

by Clydesdale on Aug 4, 2008 3:55 PM EDT

GARMIN-CHIPOTLE And LIQUIGAS Head a list of teams added to complete the TOUR OF MISSOURI field

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 4, 2008) – Team Garmin-Chipotle of the United States and Team Liquigas of Italy---two top-performing entrants from the recently completed Tour de France---head a list of 13 teams that have been added for the Tour of Missouri world-class cycling event, September 8th – 14th, throughout the Show Me State.

I will be at every stage of this race and will be lucky enough to get a unique perspective on the race and the organization required to run it. More on that this evening after I get home from work.

Full List of Teams:

Garmin-Chipotle

Liquigas

HealthNet presented by MAXXIS

BMC

Rock Racing

Bissell

Colavita Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light

Jelly Belly

Kelly Benefits Strategies-Medifast .

Tecos

Symmetrics

Rabobank (development squad)

Sparkasse

Columbia

Toyota-United

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Cdale

Did Chris get you hooked up with press passes?

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."

by Drew Davis on Aug 4, 2008 3:57 PM EDT reply actions

No even better

try this on for size:

a volunteer position has been reserved for you on the traveling course marshal staff for the 2008 Tour of Missouri! Congratulations and welcome!

The best part about this is my travel and hotel are now covered and I will have to chance to see how it all works from the inside. I am incredible excited!! Hopefully we use the same hotels as the riders. I plan on doing daiiy reports on what it is like.

"...The mind has to rule the body and tell the body, shut up and do what I tell you to do..." Jens!

by Clydesdale on Aug 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Nice! :-)

Hope to see you there for a stage or two or three… :-)

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Aug 4, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

No CSC Saxo-Bank or Astana?

That is a surprise

by Bruce Suomi on Aug 4, 2008 3:59 PM EDT reply actions

It actually occurred to me the other day that Astana wouldn't be there

since their US guys will be at the Vuelta. (Of course, that’s just Levi now that Horner is injured…)
Levi also won’t be able to contest the USPro race.

by cg. on Aug 4, 2008 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I too am surprised that Sexy bank is not going

not so much by the absence of Astana as they also did not participate in Philly Week

by lyne on Aug 4, 2008 5:28 PM EDT reply actions

CSC, Astana, Garmin, and Columbia: so many choices

Lets see: The calendar for September has the following big races:

1) the Vuelta Aug 30- Sept 21

2) the Deutchland/Vattenfalls/Poland triad. I call them a triad because traditionally there’s a big overlap of riders between the three races. Deutchland is Aug 29 to Sept 6th. Vattenfalls is the next day, Sept 7. Poland is Sept 14- 20. All three of these UCI Pro Tour races.

3) The Tour of Britain is Sept 7-14.

4) Tour of Missouri is Sept 8-14.

Honestly no team can field decent teams in all of thee races. So they have to pick and choose.

Columbia is skipping the Vuelta. They will be at the Deutchland triad and Missouri and Britain.

CSC is skipping Missouri. they will be at the Vuelta, Deutchland triad, and Britain.

Astana is skipping Britain definitely. Interestingly they have Missouri on their calendar so we’ll see about that. They are participating in the Deutchland triad and Vuelta.

Garmin wasn’t invited to the Vuelta or Deutchland. They will be in Britain and Missouri.

Missouri is in a crowded neighborhood.

by ursula on Aug 4, 2008 6:09 PM EDT reply actions

I guess Saxo Bank

isn’t concerned about targeting the midwest US markets.

by Katiek on Aug 4, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions

shocking, eh?

by Sui Juris on Aug 4, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Looks like a great lineup

I’m sure the smaller domestic teams are going to be going balls out to make a big impression, especially the Toyota and Symmetrics guys. They will be needing jobs REALLY soon.

If I just had one more gear, I...

by SpunOut on Aug 6, 2008 5:15 PM EDT reply actions

Ought to be a really good

battle between VDV and Hincapie. The TT favors a climber/TT’r as it takes in some pretty good hills in southern Mo. Should be a really good course for VDV.

"...The mind has to rule the body and tell the body, shut up and do what I tell you to do..." Jens!

by Clydesdale on Aug 6, 2008 5:26 PM EDT reply actions