Originally Posted by
kbabin
Could it be nice place to ride a bike? No that couldn't be...not Missouri....
Originally Posted by
cofgrn
I agree Missouri would seem an unusual place for a bike tour, for various reasons. Qatar seems almost as natural a location.
Missouri is like any other state, city or country when it comes to regular tourism. There are great places to go if you know where to look. Same goes for car tourism. If you drive through any state, not knowing where to look, chances are you aren't going to find much to see.
But let us not confuse regular tourism with a bike race. I doubt any of the riders are doing it "just to see the sights". Besides, there are requirements, I'm sure for a bike race layout to fit a competition level. Whoever runs the Tour of Missouri satisfied those requirements and wanted to put on a race, so here they are.