Luciano Pagliarini (Saunier-Duval Prodir)
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Riders get the kids fired up at today’s start.
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The bunch rolls out from the start in Lebanon.
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The group gets things strung out right
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Things get a little bunched up.
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Discovery Channel starts to come
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The attacks start to happen.
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Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel)
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Tecos was aggressive right from the gun.
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The break starts to make some time
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The bunch gets strung out trying to control
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Ryder Hesjedal (Healthnet-Maxxis)
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Rolling through the scenic Missouri
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Discovery Channel comes to the front again
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The break continues.
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Getting things working smoothly in the break.
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Tim Duggan (Slipstream-Chipotle)
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Attacking one of the many little climbs today.
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Jeff Louder (Healthnet-Maxxis) team-mate Ryder Hesjedal
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Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel)
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George Hincapie
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Discovery sits on the front to keep
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Discovery comes to the front as the race
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Ryder Hesjedal (Healthnet-Maxxis)
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Darren Lill (Navigators Insurance)
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Cameron Jennings (DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed)
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Svein Tuft (Symmetrics)
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George Hincapie (Discovery Channel)
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Symmetrics comes to the front coming into Columbia.
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Jeff Louder (Healthnet-Maxxis)
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Luciano Pagliarini (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
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Luciano Pagliarini (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
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Luciano Pagliarini (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
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George Hincapie
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Big crowds at the jersey podium in downtown Columbia, Missouri.
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Tour de France winner Alberto Contador (Discover Channel)
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George Hincapie has been winning the hearts
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The Discovery Channel team lead the pace
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Fans flock to the Tour of Missouri
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The peloton keeps on rolling, rolling, rolling.
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Discovery Channel leads the main bunch
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George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) looks likely
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Eric Wohlberg (Symmetrics) prepares
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Team Sparkasse riders greet
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George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) stops by
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Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel)
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Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel).
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A Tecos rider attacked early in the race,
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The peloton rolls along on a very flat
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Health Net leads a small group of the front
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Jacob Rosenbarger (BMC Pro Cycling) enjoys
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Ryder Hesjedal (Health Net-Maxxis) put in a nice
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Tony Cruz (Discovery Channel) leads his team-mates
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The break was now 12 riders and they would gain
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The Build a Bear Best Young Rider Jersey winner, Steven Cozza
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Ryder Hesjedal (Health Net-Maxxis) and a Tecos rider
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Team Discovery controlled the pace from the front
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The 12 man break worked together perfectly going
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The terrain for most of today’s stage seemed
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The peloton experienced cross winds for much
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Late in the race the field became motivated
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Jeff Louder (Health Net-Maxxis), and Darren Lill (Navigators Insurance)
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The pair who attacked from the break, the break, and the main field
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Darren Lill (Navigators Insurance) looks over his shoulder
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Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
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Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
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Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
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Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
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Podium (L-R): Andrew Pinfold (Symmetrics), Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca
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George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) remains in the race
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