CAPE GIRARDEAU — From the cacophony of foreign languages along the 112-mile route to the rapt spectators lining downtown streets, it was clear that big-time international sports had arrived in small-town Missouri.
ANALYSIS: Tour of Missouri faces uncertain future as three-year contract ends
Sunday, September 13, 2009 | 3:00 p.m. CDT;
updated 10:32 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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