JEFFERSON CITY — Event organizers and Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder announced the start and estimated finish times for each of the seven stages for the third Tour of Missouri professional cycling race, scheduled for Sept. 7-13.

The following cities will play host to a leg of the 2009 Tour: St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, Cape Girardeau, Farmington, Rolla, St. James, Jefferson City, Sedalia, Chillicothe, St. Joseph, and Kansas City.

The race will be contested over seven days and seven stages. There will be two circuit races (St. Louis, Kansas City), one individual time trial (Sedalia) and four point-to-point road races (Ste. Genevieve to Cape Girardeau; Farmington to Rolla; St. James to Jefferson City; Chillicothe to St. Joseph).

The start times, with estimated finish times, are as follows:

Stage Start City Time Finish City Est. Time
Stage 1 St. Louis (circuit race) 2:30 PM Same 5:10 - 5:45 PM
Stage 2 Ste. Genevieve 11 AM Cape Girardeau 3:00 - 4:15 PM
Stage 3 Farmington 11 AM Rolla 3:10 - 4:15 PM
Stage 4 St. James 2 PM Jefferson City 5:45 - 7 PM
Stage 5 Sedalia (time trial) 2 PM Same 5 PM
Stage 6 Chillicothe 1 PM St. Joseph 5:00 - 6:10 PM
Stage 7 Kansas City TBD Same TBD

Stage by stage courses will be announced July 30 in Kansas City.


The overall course will take on a very different slant in 2009. For the first time, the race will route east to west, starting in St. Louis and finishing in Kansas City. The past two years, the race routed west to east, starting in Kansas City and finishing in St. Louis. The overall mileage for the course is expected to be more than 600 miles.