The Tour of Missouri ended in Rolla today. We went to a spot about 15 miles west of Rolla
to catch the riders making a sharp turn, and then hurried back to town to watch the circuit in town, which they rode 3 times. Michael Barry of Team Columbia had an amazing ride, finishing the 95 hilly miles in 3 hours, 16 minutes. He pulled away from the pack you see in the second picture between where we saw them and Rolla, and held on to the lead-- the rider who was just behind him when they got to Rolla got caught and passed by the pack, which included the overall leader, in the yellow jersey (7th in the line). Tomorrow we watch the start in St. James and then go watch the finish in Jefferson City -- we are combining a trip there for a business meeting and to the library, so a full day!
