Vande Velde Takes the Tour
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Francesco Chicchi of Team Liquigas overtakes Mark Cavendish of Team Columbia in the final meters of the Tour of Missouri's seventh stage on Sunday in St. Louis.
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Leaders of the main peloton fly past spectators as they head onto N. Tucker Blvd. during the second lap of Stage 7 on Sunday in St. Louis. The final stage of the Tour of Missouri took competitors on a five lap, 50-mile city circuit.
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Members of Team Columbia break out the champagne after taking the overall General Category prize for winning the most stages (four) on the tour.
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Overall Tour winner Christian Vande Velde of Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O stands on the podium with second place finisher Michael Rogers of Team Columbia and third place finisher Svein Tuft of Symetrics Cycling on Sunday in St. Louis.