Missouri was friendly to my neighbors

The tour of Missouri was kind to Jesse and Tim

but more like the tour of Misery for Huff

Brad Huffs bike (Slipstream-Chipotle) was determined to get to the finish line with or without him

Tim Johnson (Healthnet) comes to the front to help bring back the break

Jesse Anthony Kodak/Sierra Nevada comes to help teammate Dominic Rollin with the 3rd place

Fourth placed overall Dominque Rollin (Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada) and third placed David Cañada (Saunier Duval-Prodir) only one second ahead. After Rollin won the first intermediate sprint just ahead of Cañada, it was down to the finish sprint. "With one kilometre to go I had two team-mates left with me and I jumped at a good moment," said Rollin. "They did an amazing job to keep me up there. Jesse [Anthony] dropped me off with 300 metres to go and it may have been a little too soon but it worked out perfect. I am happy with my accomplishment here."