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Sanchez wins

Hincapie writes a successful finis to Discovery's domestic racing

Dominguez takes his second stage of the race

Discovery joins Hincapie in the limelight

Cunego on his own

Dominguez gets his own podium time

Beltran and Sanchez

Huff got some attention, too ... but not the kind a guy wants

After chasing down Deignan thought they had a shot at the win...

... but McCartney timed his move just right.

And soloed in for the win.

Hincapie is secure in the jersey

Nine men on the run: The break stayed out for more than 100 miles.

Chadwick leads the break.

Saturday's start in Jefferson City in front of the capitol.

Most aggessive rider John Parra tries a final attack before being caught by Pate.

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Peloton passes one of hundreds of soybean fields.

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McCartney gets a nice addition to his resume, right when he needs it.

Pate earns Tour of Missouri stage win, Hincapie on track for overall title

Argyle wins: Pate does it in style

Menchov didn't seem too worried about the day's break

The day's first break didn't get too far up the road

For the men in the peloton, Saturday offered a welcome rest before Sunday's ride to Granada.

Klier takes the win after a wild day of racing

The rain in Spain (you know the rest)

World champ Bettini gets a good soaking

Roy in the break

Ditto Stamsnidjer, a Vuelta rookie

It almost never rains in Murcia, they say

Devolder was among the many to hit the deck

And Menchov holds tight to his golden jersey

The second Bike-A-GoGo, a women’s bicycle demo day and expo, is slated for October 20 at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. More than 30 companies, including major bike brands such as Specialized, Voodoo, Trek, and Kona, will display their wares, from road and mountain-bike products to nutritional goods and apparel. There will also be seminars on a variety of bike-related topics, including a presentation on bike maintenance by a female mechanic from a local bike shop, a tire-changing clinic by Betty Bike Gear, and a workshop on combining Pilates core strength with

Menchov wants to win outright this time

Clear winner: Paliarini makes it look easy

Pagliarini charges to the line.

It looks like all of Lebanon's school kids showed up for today's start.

Who's the wise guy who said this race had nuthin' but flat stages?

KIds slap five with Alberto Contador. Bet that doesn't happen at the Tour.

For the final chase, Prodir, Symmetrics, and Kodak come to the front.

The peloton crosses the Missouri River bridge

Another thing you won't see at the TdF.

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Welcome to this week's edition of The Prologue, the weekly summary of news from the world of competitive cycling by your friends at VeloNews.com.

It's a big week in cycling, with the season's final grand tour in full swing and the inaugural edition of the Tour of Missouri now underway.

Contador: The Tour winner comes in for 10th.

Will Frischkorn had a good ride, and sits 2nd overall now.

The state of Missouri knows how to protect the riders, with some serious barriers.

Dear Bob,I thought you might like to address this in your column. We were ona group ride in deepest darkest West Virginia and a car passed with oncomingtraffic, mere inches from our handlebars.This yahoo move was obviously for the purpose of aggression in thatthere was a stop sign only 100 yards ahead. Our fearless leader took offenseand let loose the bird. The clan from Deliverance slid their vehicle acrossthe road and in front of our group. When the enraged and rather large passengertried to get out of the car our man, the bird man, pushed him back in.As the passenger fell back he struck

O'Neill finishes a strong second

Jan Ullrich might be retired, but his legal troubles seem far from over. On Thursday, German prosecutors revealed that the 1997 Tour de France champion transferred 25,000 euros (about $35,000) to controversial Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes for his services in 2004. They’re also following leads of a similar bank transfer in 2006. According to Jorg Schindler, a spokesman for the Bonn prosecutor’s office, the payment was made from a bank account in Geneva, Switzerland, in early 2004 for what they believe was for doping services. “We have tests that reveal Fuentes stored Ullrich’s blood and we

Petacchi takes a second consecutive victory

Hincapie solidified his hold on the jersey with a solid ride.

Menchov was on cruise control today

The day's doomed break

The Milram chase

Murcia

The winner

Everyone's smiling because tomorrow the Milram train gets the day off

Leipheimer is happy to let his teammate take the top spot on the podium.

Matti Helminen turns in a strong third-place ride

Hincapie takes a feed.

George takes the win...

... and the yellow jersey

A weary Will Frischkorn accepts the Most Aggressive Jersey.

Hincapie at the start, perhaps predicting the outcome.

The peloton on another perfect fall day.

The break in its early stage, only 30 seconds up on the peloton.

Hincapie checks on the field as the break takes off.

The Drury Volleyball team was out to cheer on the riders.

Yellow jersey Ivan Dominguez had bike problems early.

Frank Pipp gets some advice from DS Jeff Corbett.

The TV cameraman gets creative in the break. Don't try this at home.

Mike Friedman was a strong part of the break.

Behind, the peloton is lead by Disco riders who are clearly taking it easy.

Another day, another pair of podium girls