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PrintJEFFERSON CITY — Professional cyclist Lance Armstrong has called Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to thank him for funding this year's Tour of Missouri bicycle race.
Nixon spokesman Jack Cardetti says Armstrong called the Democratic governor late Friday afternoon. According to Cardetti, Armstrong said it would be great to continue funding the race but that the cyclist also indicated that he understood securing additional corporate sponsorship for the race would be necessary.
- On Thursday, bicyclists from around the world rode into Jefferson City for the fourth stage of the Tour of Missouri. Juan Jose Haedo of Team Saco finished first. The seventh and final stage will take place on Sunday in Kansas City.
- The Tour of Missouri started Monday in St. Louis and ends Sunday in Kansas City. Click on the photo for interactive maps of each stage of this year's race.
Several Democratic leaders in the legislature sent Nixon a letter urging him to continue state funding.
Missouri's three-year sponsorship deal ended with this year's race, which was won earlier this month by American David Zabriskie. The state paid $1.5 million annually for the event.
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