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September 16/07 6:25 am - Tour of Missouri: Stage 5 photos, report and results

Posted by Editoress on 09/16/07

Tour of Missouri

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Amy Smolens is providing our on-site interviews

Saturday's Stage 5 left Missouri's capital of Jefferson City and traveled 126.7 miles to the state's first capital, St. Charles. One of the most interesting features of the course was that a great deal of it paralleled the 225-mile Katy Trail, the longest "rails to trails" trail in North America. A fair number of recreational cyclists out for a Saturday cruise took advantage of the rare opportunity to watch the pros.

A break of 10 got away a little under an hour into the stage. There were no Canadian riders in the break. Time Trial specialist Danny Pate of Slipstream presented by Chipotle soloed from the 9 remaining riders in that group for the stage victory. Charles Dionne of Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light won the field sprint for 10th. There were no significant changes in GC.

So I thought I'd take the opportunity to speak to one of the preeminent Canadian cyclists of all time, Alex Stieda, who in 1986 became the first North American to wear the Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France. Stieda has been working here all week at the inaugural Tour of Missouri in a couple of capacities.

Amy: What sort of work are you doing here at the Tour of Missouri?

Alex: First of all I'm driving a VIP car, entertaining sponsors and dignitaries who are here for the race, helping them understand what the bike race is about. A lot of people, it's the first time for the event here so they really need some education. So I'm just helping them understand what it's all about and just sharing the passion, and I'm also doing some colour commentary on the web broadcast.

Amy: Which is for World Championship Sports Network, WCSN.com, right? Tell me about that.

Alex: Well, it's live right to the internet, so (laughs) you never know what you're gonna say sometimes and it's interesting, because there's no editing. So whatever you say is going on air which is pretty wild. It's fun, you know, I enjoy sharing the passion and explaining to the people what's going on in the race.

Amy: I do tv work, you do tv work, and it seems that the opportunity to go live on the web is a whole different outlet for bike racing.
Alex: It is and I think it's the future. I think once all the technical glitches get worked out of it and we really get a consistent streaming video up and all those things I think there's really a lot of potential for that type of coverage of bike racing.

Amy: Going back to your driving, do any of the VIPs in your car know who it is who's driving them or do you have to introduce yourself by saying, "Hi, I'm Alex Stieda, I wore the Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France?"

Alex: Usually we have someone within the VIP tent introduce me to them at that point, and then while we're in the car if we have a quiet time during the race I'll tell a few stories about the old days, maybe winning the Yellow Jersey, and everyone gets out of the car pretty jazzed.

Amy: What are your impressions of how the Canadians are doing here?

Alex: Well you know, first of all, it's great to see this many Canadians in the Tour of Missouri. I mean, you have a full Canadian team with Symmetrics and then all the other Canadians sprinkled in amongst the other teams. And it has been impressive to see the Canadians up there, you know, Zach Bell, of course, and Dominique Rollin, and gosh, just a host of other great Canadians out there in the race, and the young guys really pushing hard and it's good to see them all giving their best.

Amy: Maybe we'll see the next Alex Stieda out there one of these days?

Alex: I don't know, yeah, there's a few of them out there. There's the young guy from Edmonton named Spencer Smithman who we're seeing now just coming up out of the Junior ranks so it is encouraging to see more young guys taking up road cycling as a passion.

The Tour of Missouri's final stage, Stage 6, is a circuit race in downtown St. Louis. The 7 mostly flat laps of a 10.6 mile course suits sprinters well. Zach Bell and Andrew Pinfold have each reached the second step of the podium but Symmetrics is still looking for a stage victory. Charles Dionne was outsprinted by Ivan Dominguez in Stage 4 and ended up in 4th place. And Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada's Dominique Rollin still sits in 4th overall, a mere 1 second behind David Cañada for the final podium spot. Tomorrow there are three Intermediate Sprints carrying time bonuses of 3-2-1 seconds each, and the finish awards time bonuses of 10-6-4 seconds so if the field stays together or Rollin gets in a break he could have plenty of opportunities to vault past Cañada. Rollin also is 3rd in the Sprint Classification with 21 points, behind Luciano Pagliarini and Ivan Dominguez, who each have 25 points. So tomorrow should be an exciting day for the speedsters of the peloton!

Stage 5 (September 15th): Jefferson City to St. Charles, 204. km

1. Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

4:50.21

2. John Fredy Parra (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

at 0:08

3. Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis

4. Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

5. Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

6. Matti Helminen (Fin) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

7. Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

8. Ian McKissick (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

all s.t.

9. Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

0:30

10. Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

2.26

11. Sebastian Frey (Ger) Team Sparkasse

12. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

13. David Canada Gracia (Esp) Saunier Duval - Prodir

14. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

15. Jeremy Vennel (NZl) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

16. Robby Meul (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

17. Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

18. Mike Sayers (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

19. Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

20. Jake Rytlewski (USA) US National Development Team

21. James Meadley (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

22. Kari Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis

23. Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

24. Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis

25. George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel

26. Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

27. Stefan Parinussa (Ger) Team Sparkasse

28. Michael Friedman (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

29. Nathan O'Neill (AUS) Health Net p/b Maxxis

30. Cameron Jennings (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

31. Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

32. Brad Huff (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

33. Sheldon Deeny (USA) US National Development Team

34. Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis

35. Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

36. Fausto Esparza (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

37. Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

38. Kane Oakley (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

39. Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel

40. Danilo Wyss (Sui) Saunier Duval - Prodir

41. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Discovery Channel

42. John Devine (USA) Discovery Channel

43. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Esp) Discovery Channel

44. Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

45. Max Jenkins (USA) US National Development Team

46. Rhys Pollock (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

47. William Frishkorn (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

48. Mark Walters (Can) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

49. Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team

50. Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis

51. Luciano Andre Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval - Prodir

52. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel

53. Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

54. Fuyu Li (Chn) Discovery Channel

55. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel

56. Rubens Bertogliati (Sui) Saunier Duval - Prodir

57. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis

58. David Vitoria (Sui) BMC Professional Cycling Team

59. Matt Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

60. Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis

61. Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

62. Ben Bradshaw (USA) US National Development Team

63. Scott Moninger (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

64. Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

65. Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

66. Jacob Rosenbarger (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

67. Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

68. Guy East (USA) US National Development Team

69. Chris Monteleone (USA) US National Development Team

70. Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

71. Juan Pablo Magallanes Aranda (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

72. Stefan Loffler (Ger) Team Sparkasse

73. Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir

74. Jesus Zarate Estrada (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

75. Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

76. Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team

77. Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

78. Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

79. Hector Rangel (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

80. Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

81. Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

82. Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse

83. Andy Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

84. Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

85. Sven De Weerdt (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

86. Christian Lademann (Ger) Team Sparkasse

87. Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

88. Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

89. Kyle Wamsley (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

90. Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Team Sparkasse

91. Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

92. Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

93. Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

94. Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team

95. Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

96. Zach Bell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

all s.t.

97. Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

2:46

98. Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Sparkasse

2:50

99. Justin England (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team

2:54

100. Cody O'Reilly (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

101. Brian Dziewa (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

both s.t.

102. Ben Raby (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

3:30

103. Dan Timmerman (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

s.t.

104. Peter Lopinto (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

6:55

DNS Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team

DNS Joshua Thornton (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

1. George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel

18.23:13

2. William Frishkorn (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

at 1:40

3. David Canada Gracia (Esp) Saunier Duval - Prodir

2.22

4. Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

2.23

5. Michael Friedman (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

2:48

6. Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis

2:57

7. Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

3:04

8. Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

3:48

9. Stefan Parinussa (Ger) Team Sparkasse

4.20

10. Matt Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

6.21

11. Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

6.25

12. Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

6:34

13. Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

11:48

14. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel

12.23

15. Nathan O'Neill (AUS) Health Net p/b Maxxis