Thursday, July 30, 2009

Red Zinger/Coors Classic - I was there...


I came across this gem in a box of bike parts that I have been hauling around the country for the last 28 years. The Red Zinger bike race used to make it's annual pilgrimage through Vail, CO, when I lived there in the '80's. The race then became the Coors Classic. The race made household names out of riders like Davis Phinney, Berhard Hinault, Jeannie Longo and Greg LeMond and the 7-11 Team. Maybe that little bit of exposure to professional cycling is all it took to plant the seed? I would like to think it did.

Looks like Greg LeMond sitting third wheel?
Image by Dave Seifert courtesy of Velocity: The Seattle Cycling Blog

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