Stage 5 Sprint Point in Vienna, Missouri

The Farm Bureau's daily Spirit Awards for towns with the best celebration of the Tour as it passes through have really made a huge difference in getting more fans out to enjoy the race in the cities it passes through each day.

On my from St James to Jefferson City I got caught in the traffic as the highway patrol closed Highway 63 in Vienna, and managed to get down to the Sprint Point just in time to see the action.

It wasn't much of a sprint--there was a breakaway with maybe 10-15 riders and it looked like no one was much worried about the sprint points except for Mark Cavendish, who just rode at the front of the group over the line--but it was a great place to catch the Tour coming by nevertheless.

Full photos of the Vienna Sprint Point here, or view the slideshow here. Selected photos below:




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