Lance Armstrong, Ritter Discuss Bringing Major Stage Cycling Race To Colorado

RealVail.com:

August 11, 2009 -- Part-time Aspen resident Lance Armstrong, shortly after soundly beating top pro rider Jay Henry of Avon in Saturday's Blast the Mass mountain bike race in Snowmass, had lunch with Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter to talk about reviving a Coors Classic-style staged road race.

That race, which began as the Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger in 1975 and ran as the wildly popular Coors Classic from 1979 to '88, included stages in Vail such as the Vail Pass Hill Climb and the Vail Village Criterium.

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[wadenelson1]

Bicycle track racing was a staple of American entertainment in the early 1900's. Wooden oval track, under the lights.

What made it exciting is you were allowed to bet on races. And so were the riders.

Any group of riders could show up and race. You didn't have to be a pro.

You want to bring back bicycle racing, allow free-for all gambling on it. Let everyone know a race may or may not be "fixed."

I'd go for that over cable TV any night of the week.

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