Am I on there someplace? They shot a video of me working on a Raleigh 753
in the hall of an engineering school dorm at CU Boulder. I had silver wire
rim glasses and long blonde hair...then. I've heard they used that footage
but have never seen it. This would have been from 1978-1983 when I worked
the race as head mechanic for the US SRC Raleigh team out of Ames,
IA....Michaels Cyclery. I got the Campagnolo Mechanics Award in 1980 so it
might have been that year...lots of stories!
>From 1985-1988 (last year for the Coor's Classic) I approved the race permit
applications, issued the USCF race permits, insurance certs, and appointed
the race officials as I was the first USF Technical Director. Even more
stories...
Also, I now have my DVD copy of "The Iron Men of Raleigh." 28 minutes minus the intro of the 1978 Tour of The Mediterranean "starring" Gerald O'Donovan, Jan LeGrand, Peter Post, and narrated by Phil Liggett(sp?). Lots of frame building, frame testing, internal team and factory things and racing all on the TI Team red black and yellow 753's!
I'm now looking into getting a cheap DVD burner to make copies.
Andy Bohlmann
Colorado Springs, CO USA
http://www.tourofcolorado.com
> Hi guys, I just got my copy of the Red Zinger/Coors tour DVD set (3 DVDs).
> I
> watched all 9 or 10 hours of it...great stuff. Lots of good footage in it
> showing my KOF white steel Look bike from the 86 Coors race, that I had
> been
> looking for! Feel free to email me if you have any questions about what's
> on
> the DVD set, since I just finished watching it, its all fresh in my mind.
> A
> friend of mine was in following the race in a support vehicle and got lots
> of photos. Alexi Grewal put up a pretty good defense against the all
> powerful 7-11 team who had a $2 million dollar annual budget in those
> days,
> which far surpassed all of the competition.
>
> -Dee Gordon
> Los Angles, CA