Red Zinger/Coors Classic: Where It All Began — Experience the Roots of American Cycling (DVD)

Red Zinger/Coors Classic: Where It All Began — Experience the Roots of American Cycling

Red Zinger/Coors Classic: Where It All Began — Experience the Roots of American Cycling (DVD)

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It all started in 1975 as a brainstorm at the Boulder, Colorado, Celestial Seasonings herb tea company, when president Mo Siegel and staff concocted a bike race that might draw attention to cycling as a sport and a healthy lifestyle—good for people and the environment.

This collection is a tribute to Siegel's lofty ideals and vision, sparking USA stage racing, and influencing decades of cycling globally, while setting a new bar in American sports promotion.

The Red Zinger Classic came to life with the richest prize-list ever in US cycling! In 1980, Siegel sold the race to Michael Aisner for $1, then doing PR for the event, and handed beer mogul Peter Coors the sponsorship baton—the Coors International Bicycle Classic was born. The race grew into a national event in every way: network TV, a Warner Bros movie, stages in Wyoming, California, Nevada, and even one year navigated a bubbling volcano on Hawaii's Big Island.

This eight-hour, 3-disc collection is a core sample of world-class pro-am racing that spanned 13 years—from a 3-day local race to the fourth largest men's race on the international cycling calendar, and the biggest women's stage race ever.

Table of Contents

DISC 1

1977 Red Zinger Classic. Shot on 16mm for exhibition in movie theatres. 10 min.
1978 Red Zinger Classic. Colombians, Phinney, Anderson, Mount & racing over Independence Pass. 14 min.
1979 The Road to Moscow. Featuring George Mount pre-Moscow Games. 12 min.
1980 First Coors Classic. Jonathan Boyer's unimaginable final day feat. 23 min.
1981 LeMond vs. Soviet Olympic Team. Soviet Olympic squad battles pro Greg LeMond. 28 min.
1982 CBS Sports. North Boulder Park Criterium, Colombian vs. Soviets, John Tesh commentating. 29 min.
Riding the High Country. Colombian's with Luis Herrera, Tour of the Moon, Aspen. 48 min.
Riding the High Country. Pre-LA Games drama with Grewal, Carpenter, and Phinney. 42 min.

DISC 2

1985 NBC Sportsworld. Hinault/LeMond/Hampsten battle, Reno crash, Longo shines. 57 min.
1986 Sound of Wings. Hinault battles LeMond again in his last career stage race. 47 min.
1987 Waves of Speed. Racing around Hawaiian volcano, Alcala emerges, Longo dominates. 45 min.

DISC 3

1988 ESPN—The Phinney Crusade. Pre-Seoul action in final Coors Classic. 97 min.

Plus Extras...

Cycling TV commercial. Davis Phinney stars in a 7-Eleven Super Bowl commercial.
Cycleball. Bizarre exciting Euro sport played with bikes on a basketball court. 12 min.
BMW Documentary. A striking look at BMW cars, motorcycles and camerabikes at Coors Classic & Worlds. 10 min.
Bernard Hinault—A Promise Kept. Look/Descente documentary of Hinault at Coors Classic & Worlds. 12 min.

Note: No film shot from first two years. Video quality ranges from re-mastered VHS captures to broadcast quality.