Dale Stetina

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Dale Stetina
Personal information
Born (1956-07-09) July 9, 1956 (age 65)
Indianapolis, United States
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1981Aspen Skiwear–Dia Compe
1983–1985Aspen Skiwear

Dale Stetina (born 9 July 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]

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[]

1977
2nd Overall Coors Classic
1978
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Road race, National Amateur Road Championships
1979
1st Overall Coors Classic
5th Road race, Pan American Games
1980
1st MaillotUSA.PNG 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[]

  1. ^ New York Times - Sep 12, 1976
  2. ^ Miami News Oct 3, 1983
  3. ^ Lakeland Ledger Sep 10, 1979
  4. ^ New York Times Sep 10, 1979
  5. ^ "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.

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