Jeff Pierce

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Jeff Pierce
Personal information
Full name Jeff Pierce
Born August 28, 1958 (1958-08-28) (age 53)
 United States
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
1 stage Tour de France
Infobox last updated on
July 21, 2008

Jeff Pierce (born August 28, 1958 in La Mesa, California, USA) is a retired American professional road bicycle racer. At the 1987 Tour de France, Pierce gained fame by becoming the third American (after Davis Phinney and Greg Lemond) to win a stage in the Tour de France, winning the final stage on the Champs-Élysées while riding for Team 7-Eleven.

In 1991 Jeff Pierce appeared in a video with Cycling Master, John Howard (cyclist), entitled "John Howard's Lessons in Cycling," produced by New & Unique Videos of San Diego, California.

Jeff Pierce Demonstrates Turning and Cornering in "John Howard's Lessons in Cycling" Videotape, 1991 - Photo by Patty Mooney

After his retirement from competitive cycling, Pierce served as USA Cycling's Vice President of Athletics.

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