September 07 2009       Cyclists Jeremy Powers (left, 133) with Jelly Belly Cycling and Frank Pipp (right, 84) with Team Bissell were out in front of the pack in the second lap in this view from a parking garage roof.  The first day of racing in the 2009 Tour of Missouri professional cycling competition was held in downtown St. Louis on September 7, 2009.   The first day was a circuit race, consisting of 10 laps on a 7.5 mile course through downtown St. Louis, for a total of 75 miles.  The race winds its way through the state, ending in Kansas City, MO on September 13, 2009.   Mark Cavendish, Team Columbia-HTC/Great Britain, won the first day of racing.  ..            *******EDITORIAL USE ONLY*******