Red Zinger/Coors Classic: Where it All Began

Experience the roots of American Cycling.  For the first time ever, a collection of Red Zinger and Coors Classic highlights from 1978 to 1988 and never-before released historical cycling films are available in one DVD set!

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.  The race was a career catalyst for some of world's greatest cyclists, such as LeMond, Hampsten, Carpenter, Twigg, Grewal, Phinney, Bauer, Phil Anderson, Alcala, Longo, and Heiden.

This eight-hour collection features 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.

3 Disc Set:

Disc 1

• 1977 Red Zinger Classic
• 1978 Red Zinger Classic - Colombians, Phinney, Anderson, Mount & racing over Independence Pass!
• 1979 The Road to Moscow - Featuring George Mount pre-Moscow Games
• 1980 First Coors Classic - Jonathan Boyer's unimaginable final day feat
• 1981 LeMond Vs. Soviet Olympic Team - Soviet Olympic squad battles pro Greg LeMond
• 1982 CBS Sports - North Boulder Park Criterium, Colombian vs Soviets, John Tesh commentating
• 1983 Riding the High Country - Colombians with Luis Herrera, Tour of the Moon, Aspen
• 1984 Riding the High Country - Pre-LA Games drama with Grewal, Carpenter, & Phinney

Disc 2

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

Disc 3

• 1988 ESPN: The Phinney Crusade - Pre-Seoul action in final Coors Classic

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
• BMW Documentary - A striking look at BMW cars, motorcycles and camerabikes at Coors Classic & Worlds
• Bernard Hinault: A Promise Kept - Look/Descente documentary of Hinault at Coors Classic & Worlds

Run time: Approx 480 minutes