Written by Monte Hamilton |
Friday, 14 September 2007 |
Tour of Missouri Lebanon to Columbia Road Race
September 14 ? Stage 4
Another long day in the saddle seemed destined to produce a breakaway. And true to form, 10 riders escaped the field after 49 miles. Included in the group was Toyota-United?s Justin England, one of five riders from the team still remaining in the six-day, six-stage race.
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Justin England and Chris Wherry look outside to see a huge crowd awaits them at the start in Lebanon. |
England seems genuinely taken aback by the large size of the group. |
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Photos İKathleen Poulos |
Photos İKathleen Poulos
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England gives one of those ?I can?t hear you? expressions. |
Ivan autographs a picture of himself in VeloNews. |
Photos İKathleen Poulos
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Photos İKathleen Poulos
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Justin England and Chris Wherry face the crush of the autograph-seeking crowd. |
Heath Blackgrove got his share of signing in before the start. |
Photos İKathleen Poulos
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Photos İKathleen Poulos
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England high-fives the crowd on his way back from the sign-in. |
The time board official is always delivering clever messages. |
Photos İKathleen Poulos |
Photos İKathleen Poulos |
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Chris Baldwin and Ivan Dominguez (left) cruise past some scenic Missouri countryside. |
The up-and-down nature of Friday?s stage made it very challenging. |
Photos İKathleen Poulos |
Photos İKathleen Poulos |
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Team Photographer Kathleen Poulos makes picture taking a tall order at the Tour. |
The Lincoln University band pepped up the crowd before the peloton?s arrival. |
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Photos İSean Weide
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Chris Baldwin rides comfortably in the group on one of Missouri?s famous rollers. |
As the gap to the peloton grew, England started working less and less to keep the breakaway ahead. |
Photos İKathleen Poulos
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Photos İKathleen Poulos
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England rolled across the line about two minutes after Dominguez, spent from his earlier efforts in the break. |
Dominguez (right) joins stage winner Luciano Pagliarini (center) and runner-up Andrew Pinfold on the podium. |
Photos İKathleen Poulos
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Photos İKathleen Poulos
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