A little Red Zinger Noel-stalgia.

I think the Versus coverage of this week's US Pro Cycling classic from Colorado has been fantastic. With the exception of a little picture breakup, the vistas of the Rockies are magnificent. What a fantastic place to ride.
Miss and Out, Red Zinger, 1977. Check out the Dutch guy on the right leaning in.
Makes this old dog nostalgic for the Red Zinger - the original Colorado stage race back in 1975-1979, which became the Coors Classic from 1980-1988. I remember that they had a 'miss and out' race in North Boulder Park back in 1977- a year when Wayne Stetina took the overall title from his brother Dale and a Mexican named Huerta. The miss and out was a criterium where the last two guys got eliminated every lap until it's down to a few who sprint it out for the win. Check out the leaning going on in this photo. Hard to imagine them having a pro miss and out in a big stage race these days... That Miss and Out stage was...