Tour of Missouri Stage Two

Tour of Missouri Stage 2 winner Mark Cavendish, left, rounds the final curve from William onto Main for the sprint to the finish line Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2009, in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle)

Peloton passing the C/CC junction (Tim Brumitt)

Cavendish getting the green jersey (Tim Brumitt)

Riders passing the 0km outside of Ste. Genevieve to begin the race (Tim Brumitt)

Stage 2 breakaway riders wind through Perry County before being absorbed back in the pelaton near the finish of the Tour of Missouri Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2009.. (Kit Doyle)

Students lined Perryville roads to cheer for the Tour of Missouri Tuesday. (Kit Doyle)

Some Tour of Missouri fans donned elaborate outfits Tuesday, such as this fan both wearing and carrying the Norwegian flag. (Kit Doyle)

Peloton inside the 1km mark. (Tim Brumitt)

Tour of Missouri spectators line Route WW near Charleville Vineyard. (Kit Doyle)

Fans welcome and encourage Tour of Missouri cyclists Tuesday afternoon in New Wells. (Kit Doyle)

Stage 2 winner Mark Cavendish rounds the final curve from William onto Main for the sprint to the finish line of the Tour of Missouri Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2009, in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle)

Spectators line the Tour of Missouri route around the Perry County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon. (Kit Doyle)

Columbia leading the chase of the breakaway riders. (Tim Brumitt)

The Tour of Missouri peloton curves along Route B west of Ste. Genevieve Tuesday, September 8, 2009, early in Stage 2, which finished in Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle)

Spectators cheer the Stage 2 start Tuesday morning in Ste. Genevieve. (Kit Doyle)

Christian Vande Velde chats with other cyclists before the start of Stage 2 Tuesday morning, September 8, 2009, in Ste. Genevieve. Vande Velde did not finish Tuesday due to a wrist injury from an accident Monday during Stage 1. Vande Velde's left wrist is taped. (Kit Doyle)

Missouri Highway Patrol officers watch the Tour of Missouri Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2009, along Route C. (Kit Doyle)

Cyclists round the final curve from William onto Main for the sprint to the finish line of Stage 2 of the Tour of Missouri Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2009, in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle)

Valle Catholic kindergarteners watch festivities before the Stage 2 Tour of Missouri start in Ste. Genevieve. (Kit Doyle)

Team Type 1 chief mechanic Doug Berner checks seat heights before the start of Tour of Missouri's Stage 2 Tuesday morning, September 8, 2009, in Ste. Genevieve. Signs in many foreign languages welcome riders in the windows of Valle Catholic School. (Kit Doyle)

Frank Pipp, of team Bissell, signs shirts of Valle Catholic School students before Tuesday's Stage 2 race. (Kit Doyle)

One group of fans at the CC and C intersection (Tim Brumitt)

Cavendish in yellow (Tim Brumitt)

Starting point for Stage 2 at Ste. Genevieve

The three-man breakaway group around the 75th mile. (Tim Brumitt)

Wheels atop a support car for the Tour of Missouri. (Kit Doyle)

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Fans helping a rider back on his bike after bike problems on a hill. (Tim Brumitt)

Michael Rogers after finish (Tim Brumitt)

The riders passing the 0KM outside of Ste. Genevieve (Tim Brumitt)

Breakaway riders get support from their team vehicles Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2009, during Stage 2 of the Tour of Missouri. (Kit Doyle)

Cyclists head down a hill on Route B during Stage 2 of the Tour of Missouri Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2009, in southeast Missouri. (Kit Doyle)

Jelly Belly team bikes await riders early Tuesday in Ste. Genevieve. (Kit Doyle)

Mark Cavendish after Stage 2 win. (Tim Brumitt)

Columbia rider pulling the trigger of his gun after the crossing the finish line (Tim Brumitt)

Peloton passing C/CC junction (Tim Brumitt)

Cyclists round the final curve from William onto Main for the sprint to the finish line of Stage 2 of the Tour of Missouri Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2009, in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Kit Doyle)