Tour of Missouri in jeopardy as state withholds $1M from cycling race

Tour of Missouri in doubt as state funding stalls

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Organizers of the Tour of Missouri say the international cycling race likely won’t be held in a few months because of uncertainty over state funding.

The 2010 race is scheduled to be run Aug. 31 through Sept. 6.

State lawmakers awarded the race $1 million from the Division of Tourism. But the agency faces deep budget cuts and wants to use the $1 million on other projects.

Tourism Commission chairwoman Marci Bennett says the state money will not be put toward the race.