Dale Stetina (born July 9, 1956) is an American former racing cyclist, who competed in the late 1970s through the 1980s.[1] He is a two-time U.S. National Road Champion and two-time winner of one of the Coors Classic held in Boulder, Colorado.[2] He also won the Mount Washington Hillclimb in 1980.[3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1956 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1981 | Aspen Skiwear–Dia Compe |
| 1983–1985 | Aspen Skiwear |
Stetina hails from an Indianapolis, Indiana-based cycling family which includes three brothers: Wayne, Joel, and Troy.[5] Stetina's son, Peter also competes as a professional cyclist. His father Roy was also a state cycling champion of Indiana. In 2007 Stetina was inducted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.
Stetina also won the overall classification of Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica in December 1980 in addition to three stages.
Major results edit
- 1977
- 2nd Overall Coors Classic
- 1978
- 1st
Road race, National Amateur Road Championships - 1979
- 1st Overall Coors Classic
- 5th Road race, Pan American Games
- 1980
- 1st Road race, National Amateur Road Championships
- 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 1st Stages 5, 8 & 9
- 1st Mount Washington Hillclimb
- 1981
- 1st Stage 3 Coors Classic
- 1983
- 1st Overall Coors Classic
- 1st Overall Cascade Classic
- 1984
- 1st Overall Cascade Classic
References edit
- ^ "Schuler Finishes First In 105-Mile Cycle Race". The New York Times. September 12, 1976.
- ^ Miami News Oct 3, 1983
- ^ "Stetina captures Mount Washington title". Lakeland Ledger. September 10, 1979.
- ^ "Sports Briefs: Bicycling Grand Prix Is Taken by Stetina". The New York Times. September 10, 1979.
- ^ "These nuts had guts" Archived February 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. McDermott, Barry (July 5, 1983). Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 17, 2010
Notes edit
- Fecoci (Costa Rica Cyclist Association Library), 1980.
External links edit
- Dale Stetina at Cycling Archives
- Dale Stetina at ProCyclingStats
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