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Written by Monte Hamilton   
Sunday, 16 September 2007
Tour of Missouri St. Louis
September 16 ? Stage 6

More than 60,000 turned out to watch the final stage of the Tour of Missouri on the streets of St. Louis. The Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team, shorthanded by injury and illness, knew it would take a superior effort to duplicate its Stage 1 victory on Tuesday in Kansas City.

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Heath Blackgrove enjoyed his time in ?Autograph Alley? before the start. Team Director Harm Jansen juggles three radios during the race. 
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Blackgrove and soigneur Joachim Schoonacker mug for the camera before the start.  Chris Wherry heads out for a final warm-up.
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Photos ŠKathleen Poulos
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Dominguez?s stocking cap wards off the early-afternoon chill before the start.  Blackgrove was interviewed by race announcer Dave Towle before the start. 
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Photos ŠKathleen Poulos
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An honor guard presents the colors.  Ivan Dominguez talks with Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team). 
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Chris Wherry gives his mother a hug before the start.  The peloton rolls through the start/finish line ? which was in sight of the St. Louis Arch. 
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  The Toyota-United Prius Team Car was busy all day, shuttling VIPs around the course. 
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Photos ŠKathleen Poulos
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The peloton enters the feed zone, located just outside the final kilometer.  England helped pull back a break that threatened to spoil the field sprint.
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Photos ŠKathleen Poulos
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His job over, Blackgrove rolls toward the finish.  Dominguez?s victory was more clear-cut than his stage win in Kansas City. 
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Photos ŠKathleen Poulos
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Jansen gave Dominguez a bear hug after the race.  Ivan Dominguez gets ready for his podium kisses. 
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Photos ŠKathleen Poulos 
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Dominguez was presented with the key to the city of St. Louis.  Dominguez, with race announcer Dave Towle, acknowledges the cheering crowd. 
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Dominguez shows off his Edward Jones Sprint Jersey.  Dominguez is joined by Stage 6 runner-up Andrew Pinfold
(Symmetrics Cycling Team) and third-place finisher Dominique Rollin
(Kodak Gallery Pro Cycling Team presented by Sierra Nevada). 
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The jersey winners pose together on the final podium.   
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