Alex Stieda
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Alexander Nicholas Ernst Stieda |
| Born | April 13, 1961 Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Infobox last updated on July 18, 2008 |
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Alexander Nicholas Ernst "Alex" Stieda (born April 13, 1961 in Belleville, Ontario) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Canada. Stieda captured all five jerseys of the Tour de France, the yellow jersey, the polka dot, the green, and the white, on the second day of the 1986 Tour de France, becoming the first North American to lead the Tour de France. He finished in 120th place, in his only Tour de France, riding on the 7-Eleven Cycling Team. He also placed bronze in the 1982 Australian Commonwealth Games, and competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics for his native country.
| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Canada |
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| Road bicycle racing | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Bronze | Brisbane 1982 | 4.000 Individual Pursuit |
[edit] Palmarès
- 1986
- Tour de France:
- Wearing yellow jersey for one day
- 1989
- Canadian Tire-Shin
[edit] External links
- http://www.stiedacycling.com/
- Alex Stieda profile at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Alex Stieda
- Interview: Alex Stieda, First North American to Wear Yellow Jersey
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