Coverage of the 1986 Coors Classic International Cycling Race. Won by Bernard Hinault, his last stage race. Women's race won by Jeannie Longo, her second of three.
A friend of mine raced in that race Steve Speaks I use to train with him he rode for Schwinn Ice Hot!! I seen him a few times in this video! I remember it was TV!
3:18 - Lemond, always whining about something ! The badger takes no prisoners...including himself, without the suicide attack in the Pyrenees he would probably have won his 6th TDF ;-)
fun to see the 7-Eleven team mechanic working on their "Murray" branded bicycle frames, when the frameset is clearly a Ben Serotta design with signature "power seat stays".
Their later "Huffy's" were also Serotta's I think, and Motorola's Caloi's were Mercyx's. You get free bikes AND money. Or maybe they paid for the bikes with the money from the sponsor (Murray/Huffy/Caloi). The French teams were also using Lightspeeds in the late 90's badged as Puegeot, Virenque I think.
I went to the Vuelta de Bisbee one year and forgot my racing wheels. I did the road races with a disk wheel, and on one stage Gord Fraser asked me to take him off the front one a really long gradual descent. He would sit on and then attack once I was gassed. I kinda wanted to do it, but I was too embarrassed, I was already being made fun of. I did finish 10th overall, and another AZ legend told me I would have been in the top 5 if I didn't have an extra two pounds of rear wheel up all the climbs. AND - Jeff Pierce - the disk dude - won the final stage of the Tour de France THE NEXT YEAR! Nobody is supposed to just drop the field and win alone into Paris, but I don't think the guy was a typical Euro-Pro.
Damn, the women have terrible bike handling skills, crazy. Pedaling while cornering leading to a crash seems to be more common for them. Have seen it happen a few times on the road over the years.
The team with Hinault and Lemond stayed at our Vail hotel, and I presented their manager to our chef. Long story short, they ate my preferred meal, Angel Hair pasta with shrimp and chicken, on the night before the Vail Time Trial. The entire team ate the same meal: and they had at least four, maybe five racers finish in the top 14 places. Very proud weekend
I was Guest Services director (concierge) 😁 Hence in Lobby when Ryder truck with 25 suitcases and parts inventories showed up in ... But I had a Colnago at the time (1986) 🤣 the Age of Epo came just after that
Back in the day you were lucky to be able to read a 5 line summary in the European sports press, 35 years later you can see long summaries of the actual races, amazing !
8:11 World Wrestling Federation announcer crashes bike race 9:57 woah! 24:26 woah! 23:56 woah! 33:31 !!! 33:42 --> guy in motorbike helmet: '..hey dude the wheel looks all weird...it's ok to say you've never done this before...it's just that now is a really shit time to let us know...' 32:36
Sue! I watched her PR out here in West Texas one perfect April morning , 25 mile TT with gentle winds straight down the course , sprinkles and some clouds , several records fell that day and what a great club O/O°
I have one of those finish line clocks in my garage. Still works! Thanks, Gypsy!
A friend of mine raced in that race Steve Speaks I use to train with him he rode for Schwinn Ice Hot!! I seen him a few times in this video! I remember it was TV!
3:18 - Lemond, always whining about something ! The badger takes no prisoners...including himself, without the suicide attack in the Pyrenees he would probably have won his 6th TDF ;-)
Born whiner. Still whining. Just like those getting duped by his latest bike branding scam.
17:44 that announcer lol
I told someone the other day that Greg was a great bike racer but he bitch about everything.
I was at the stage in Sacramento as a kid. I grabbed Lemond’s Jersey after the podium and I’ve been in the sport ever since.
All these years later the question remains: Which is worse, herbal "tea" or Coors "beer"?
Hinault was so friggin’ good man...
fun to see the 7-Eleven team mechanic working on their "Murray" branded bicycle frames, when the frameset is clearly a Ben Serotta design with signature "power seat stays".
Their later "Huffy's" were also Serotta's I think, and Motorola's Caloi's were Mercyx's. You get free bikes AND money. Or maybe they paid for the bikes with the money from the sponsor (Murray/Huffy/Caloi). The French teams were also using Lightspeeds in the late 90's badged as Puegeot, Virenque I think.
Davis Phinney was a criterium specialist. If he was there, he would be the favorite.
5:06 Squaw Valley ? A name of the past now...
21:49 - Gilman ghost town in the background it seems ?
22:34 don't mind me I'm just going to switch to a full disc on the rear in a mass start event
I went to the Vuelta de Bisbee one year and forgot my racing wheels. I did the road races with a disk wheel, and on one stage Gord Fraser asked me to take him off the front one a really long gradual descent. He would sit on and then attack once I was gassed. I kinda wanted to do it, but I was too embarrassed, I was already being made fun of. I did finish 10th overall, and another AZ legend told me I would have been in the top 5 if I didn't have an extra two pounds of rear wheel up all the climbs.
AND - Jeff Pierce - the disk dude - won the final stage of the Tour de France THE NEXT YEAR! Nobody is supposed to just drop the field and win alone into Paris, but I don't think the guy was a typical Euro-Pro.
American Flyers
14:12 🇺🇸
20:44 🕶
39:39
Wow! I don't want to be mean, but just because she was a great cyclist does NOT mean Connie Carpenter can be a great cycling commentator. Brutal!!
Fantastic footage, thank you! Also, little known fact: Neil Brown's hair was ANSI approved as a cycling helmet.
32:35 lol
@@bradford_shaun_murray LOL thanks for the seizure.
@@TheSaturnV lol you're welcome (inserts seizure face) 🤪
Damn, the women have terrible bike handling skills, crazy. Pedaling while cornering leading to a crash seems to be more common for them. Have seen it happen a few times on the road over the years.
The team with Hinault and Lemond stayed at our Vail hotel, and I presented their manager to our chef.
Long story short, they ate my preferred meal, Angel Hair pasta with shrimp and chicken, on the night before the Vail Time Trial.
The entire team ate the same meal: and they had at least four, maybe five racers finish in the top 14 places.
Very proud weekend
You sprinkled a little testosterone on top didn't you? The French are picky about American food, you must be a very good chef.
I was Guest Services director (concierge)
😁 Hence in Lobby when Ryder truck with 25 suitcases and parts inventories showed up in ... But I had a Colnago at the time (1986) 🤣 the Age of Epo came just after that
@@ZENmud Not really, it was 5/6 more years before the first "signs" and 1993/1994 before widespread use :-(
Ah yes, those were the golden days of cycling. All the millenials should watch this. Index shift levers and toe straps baby!
Back in the day you were lucky to be able to read a 5 line summary in the European sports press, 35 years later you can see long summaries of the actual races, amazing !
8:11 World Wrestling Federation announcer crashes bike race
9:57 woah!
24:26 woah!
23:56 woah!
33:31 !!!
33:42 --> guy in motorbike helmet: '..hey dude the wheel looks all weird...it's ok to say you've never done this before...it's just that now is a really shit time to let us know...'
32:36
My dad too me to see the Sonoma-Sacramento stage. They went up the Trinity Road climb that later would be used in the Tour of California.
Sue! I watched her PR out here in West Texas one perfect April morning , 25 mile TT with gentle winds straight down the course , sprinkles and some clouds , several records fell that day and what a great club O/O°
great race - lemond was sick - but hinault is such a champ
It was nice to see them "trading" national stage races.
Hneault had his mechanic strip his bike for the time trial and replace the grease with engine oil to run smoother
Inga Benedict?
Inga Thompson’s married name. Yep. She is one of the coolest people. She owns a farm and raises livestock in the Pacific Northwest now.