Stage 1 of the Coors Classic Bicycle Race was held San Francisco on September 1, 1985. The 1985 edition of the race started in San Francisco and ended in Colorado. An international field of racers including Greg Lamond and 5-time Tour de France champion Benard Hinault competed. Greg LeMond won the Tour de France the following year in 1986. Enjoy the pictures I took of the race and I hope they bring back some fond memories of past major American bicycle races.
The Coors International Bicycle Classic took place from 1979 through 1988 and was sponsored by the Coors Brewing Company. Michael Aisner was the stage race's PR director in 1079 and bought the race for one dollar from Siegel. The idea of the race was taken to Peter Coors, the beer impresario. The Coors Bicycle Classic was held over two weeks of racing in California, Nevada and Colorado, with stages in some years in Hawaii and Wyoming.
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