As I posted earlier, Day One of Ride the Rockies rides up and through the Colorado National Monument. What I neglected to mention is some of the history of that route. It was one of classic stages from the 1980's Coors Classic stage race. It was known as the Tour of the Moon because of the other-worldy scenery. It will be a thrill to ride the same loop with a big group of riders. The route is also use prominently in the cheesy 80's movie American Flyers. I wasn't aware of this fact until last night. I was riding indoors and watching a Spinervals DVD (Have Mercy 2) but had to cry for mercy because my legs were like wet noodles. So I did some light spinning and watched the second half of American Flyers. The film features a bike race called the Hell of the West. They used the Coors Classic as a back drop and the second stage of the fictional race rides the Tour of the Moon and has some really great shots of the route we'll ride on day one. Of course, it also has Kevin Costner with a bad moustache and a really seizure so it's not necessarily a great movie.
The best clip I could find on youtube is a really bad rip from what appears to be swedish tv. Weird.
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