09.16.2007 2:57 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
As riders from Slipstream-Chipotle mingled with a few family, friends and fans in the teams’ parking lot about a half-hour before the start of the final stage in the Tour of Missouri , the caravan of Discovery Channel rolled into…

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09.16.2007 2:33 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
Discovery Channel isn’t the only team bidding farewell at the Tour of Missouri.
The Navigators Insurance Pro Cycling team also is closing shop after this season. Well, maybe not completely. But after a 14-year run, Navigators Insurance is dropping the…

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09.15.2007 10:01 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
To get an idea of how well-respected and even beloved Big George Hincapie is among his Discovery Channel teammates, consider what has happened here in the Tour of Missouri.
Levi Leipheimer, the reigning d U.S. road racing champion, has been…

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09.15.2007 5:29 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
– St. Charles turned out in force to support the Tour of Missouri, lining Riverside Drive to the finishing line. The crowd in St. Charles rivaled the turnout in Country Club Plaza for the start and finish of Stage…

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09.15.2007 3:40 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
What better way to get to a bike race than to ride a bike?
The St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation will have Valet Bike Parking in Aloe Plaza by Union Station from noon to 4:30 Sunday for those who want…

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09.15.2007 3:33 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
This report is by Kathleen Nelson, the brains behind the Post-Dispatch’s and STLtoday.com’s coverage of the Tour of Missouri.
The pride of Farmington, Jelly Belly’s Brian Dziewa _ that’s pronounced ja-va _ had his own personal cheering section waiting for…

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09.14.2007 9:42 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
When the peloton of the Tour of Missouri comes thundering into St. Charles on Saturday afternoon, the aptly named Slipstream-Chipotle team just might be leading the way, with the idea of setting up Missourian Brad Huff for the victory in…

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09.14.2007 6:28 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
The hills of Missouri have left an impression even on the veterans among the professional bike riders in the inaugural Tour of Missouri. And Stage 4 on Friday, a 133-mile jaunt from Lebanon to Columbia, left more than just an…

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09.14.2007 5:31 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
As director sportif Harm Jansen had feared Wednesday, Toyota-United has lost another rider in the Tour of Missouri.
Australian Sean Sullivan, who suffered through the first two stages because of asthma, missed the time cut Thursday in the Stage 3…

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09.14.2007 2:49 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
Two signs that perhaps times are changing in the pro peloton in regards to doping.
– Riders from Slipstream-Chipotle, which has the most stringent in-house anti-doping program in cycling, are wearing socks that read âDopers Suck.”
– The team jerseys for Jelly…

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