Some big names will line up for the Tour of Missouri, running fromꦜ September 8-14. Christian Vande Velde and David Zabriskie will lead Garmin Chipotle. From Europe, the Italian Liquigas team ba༒nks on the duo of Roman Kreuziger and Vincenzo Nibali.

Garmin is ready to put up a fight again. "We will be back to win," said Jonathan Vaughters, director of the Garmin-Chipotꩲle team. "This is not an end-of-the-season fun race for us. Tꩵhis is a serious objective for our team. It's a major event now."

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Mexico's top club Tecos provided last year's Tour of Missouri with a lot of excitement and aggressive racing. The team will feature a combination of climbers and rouleurs, including Bernard🎶o Colex, who won a stage and finished second in Canada's top stage race this summer.

Sparkasse, a top club team from Germany, features several v♔ery fast sprinters, including Eric Baumann and Sebastian Frey.