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Written by Monte Hamilton   
Saturday, 15 September 2007
Tour of Missouri St. Charles
September 15 ? Stage 5

Saturday?s 123-mile stage to St. Charles featured more rolling terrain, which offered a prime opportunity for a breakaway. Toyota-United, mindful that it only had four riders remaining in the race following the retirement of Chris Baldwin, treated the race as a recovery day.

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Chris Wherry and race announcer Dave Towle were bundled up at the start in Jefferson City. Ivan Dominguez is willing to sign his autograph on just about anything? 
Photos ©Kathleen Poulos Photos ©Kathleen Poulos
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?including posters?  ?and magazines. 
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The capitol provided a nice backdrop to the start of the stage.  Soigneur Joachim Schoonacker gets the race radios ready. 
Photos ©Kathleen Poulos
 Photos ©Kathleen Poulos
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Missouri State Troopers who help marshal the race pose for a picture.  Team Director Harm Jansen makes his final preparations for the race. Fan Michael Jordan.jpg
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Justin England signs with a smile - as always. Team Mechanic Shane Fedon makes last-minute adjustments to the Fuji team bikes. 
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The peloton wound its way through a winery, which was packed with enthusiastic fans.  Toyota-United fans were out in force at the winery. 
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Ivan Dominguez makes his way up the king of the mountain climb.  Chris Wherry pedals comfortably in the pack up the king of the mountain climb.
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England finished at the back of the pack and relinquished his hold on the ?Lanterne Rouge? after two days.
 Ivan Dominguez makes his way through the picturesque scene of the winery.
Photos ©Kathleen Poulos
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The Toyota-United Prius Team car had a reporter Steve Walentik  of the Columbia Daily Tribune newspaper riding shotgun.  Another long day in the saddle ends for Wherry. 
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Jansen looks just as good in the driver?s seat of the team bus as he is in the Toyota-United    
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