Dale Stetina
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| Born | July 9, 1956 Indianapolis, United States |
Dale Stetina (born 9 July 1956) was a United States national team cyclist 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 America's greatest bicycle races, the Coors Classic of Boulder, Colorado.[2] He also won the Mt. Washington Bicycle Grand Prix.[3][4]
Stetina hails from an Indianapolis, Indiana-based cycling family which includes three brothers Wayne, Joel, and Troy (Wayne Stetina was also 1976-77 U.S. National Road champion).[5] Stetina has a son that also became a cyclist (Peter Stetina, current professional for Trek-Segafredo). Dale's father Roy was also a state cycling champion of Indiana. In 2007 Stetina was inducted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.
Stetina won the Tour of Costa Rica, in December 1980. He won 3 stages, during the event, showing during the final stage ( Perez Zeledón - San José, 188 km) a great sport level; winning with a big time difference of 30 minutes with respect to the second place of the stage.
References
- ^ New York Times - Sep 12, 1976
- ^ Miami News Oct 3, 1983
- ^ Lakeland Ledger Sep 10, 1979
- ^ New York Times Sep 10, 1979
- ^ "These nuts had guts" Archived February 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. McDermott, Barry (July 5, 1983). Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12-17-2010
Notes
- Fecoci( Costa Rica Cyclist Association Library ),1980.
External links
- Dale Stetina at Cycling Archives
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