DENVER—Lance Armstrong wants to bring bicycle racing back to Colorado, Gov. Bill Ritter said Thursday.
Ritter said Armstrong, who has a home in Aspen and has trained in the area, called him to discuss the proposal.
“He has this idea and he’s working on it from his end. There is some possibility we could bring it back,” Ritter said.
Armstrong is in Italy for the Giro d’Italia race. A posting on his Twitter page on Wednesday said, “Had a great conversation with Governor Ritter from Colorado. Working on something. Stay tuned….”
Colorado had a stage race in the 1970s and 80s known first as the Red Zinger Classic and later the Coors Classic, which grew to include two weeks of racing in California, Nevada and Colorado—with stages some years in Hawaii and Wyoming—and was considered one of the biggest stage races in the world.
It last ran in 1988. It was unclear whether Armstrong wanted to revive the Coors Classic or start another race in Colorado. Coors is now part of Molson Coors Brewing Co. A spokeswoman for the company didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.
