Last Monday I decided to take the family downtown to watch the first stage of the Tour of Missouri which has grown to become the 2nd largest cycling race in the Country. What else were we going to do on Labor Day anyway?…bbq? I think they said there were 75,000 people downtown for the race. It was packed. Oh yes, and my two year old daughter almost caused a crash by throwing her bell onto the race road but luckily a volunteer quickly got it for us…phew.
the main peloton
a couple of the team cars carrying replacement bikes in case something goes wrong
This is the big finish. The guy in third place, Mark Cavendish, is freakishly fast. That was at just 150 meters to go and between this picture and the finish he managed to get out in front all by himself.
by Stephen Seward
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