Ron Kiefel

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Ronald Alexander Kiefel (born April 11, 1960) is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States. Kiefel is a seven-time Tour de France racer, Olympic bronze medalist and member of the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame.

Kiefel rode for American professional teams such as 7-Eleven, Motorola, Coors Light and Saturn. His wins included the 1985 Trofeo Laigueglia and the 1987 Tour of Tuscany.

He became the first American stage winner in a Grand Tour when he won stage 15 (from L'Aquila to Perugia) in the 1985 Giro d'Italia.[1]

He competed in seven Tours de France, and represented the USA at the 1984 Olympic Games, where he won bronze in the team time trial with Roy Knickman, Davis Phinney, and Andy Weaver.[2]

In 1983 Kiefel won the USPRO road championship, the time trial and the team time trial. He was also road champion in 1988. He retired from racing in 1996 and has since commentated on TV and radio for European classics and tours. He is a coach in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, former vice president of Wheat Ridge Cyclery, and promotes races and rides.

In 2004, Kiefel was inducted in the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Meegan, at one time hosted a weekly AM radio show.[3]

Major results

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Ron Kiefel in 100 km team trial race in 1984 Olympics (far right)

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  • 3rd File:Bronze medal blank.svg Team time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships (1978)[4]
  • File:MaillotUSA.PNG National Road Race Champion (1983, 1988)
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  • 3rd File:Bronze medal blank.svg Summer Olympics – Men's Team Time Trial (1984)

Year by year

1978
1980
  • 5th, U.S. National Cyclocross Championships[5]
1981
  • 5th, U.S. National Cyclocross Championships
1983
  • 1st, U.S. National Cycling Championships – Road Race
  • 1st, U.S. National Cycling Championships – Individual Time Trial
  • 1st, U.S. National Cycling Championships – Team Time Trial
1984
1985
1986
  • 1st, Prologue, Coors Classic (USA)
  • 1st, Stage 13, Coors Classic (USA)[6]
1987
  • 1st, Los Gatos Cat's Hill Classic[7] (USA)
1988
  • 1st, Overall, Tour of Tuscany (ITA)
  • 1st, U.S. National Cycling Championships – Road Race
  • 1st, Stage 12, Coors Classic (USA)
1989
  • 1st, Stage 10, Tour de Trump (USA)
  • 6th, Overall, Tour de Trump (USA)
1990
  • 1st, Stage 1, Critérium International (FR)[6]
  • 2nd, Stage 10, Tour de Trump (USA)
  • 3rd, Stage 8, Tour de France
1992
  • 1st, Stage 1, Tour de Luxembourg (LU)[6]
1993
  • 1st, Stage 7, Tour DuPont (USA)[6]
  • 1st, Los Gatos Cat's Hill Classic (USA)
1994
  • 1st, Overall, CoreStates New Jersey National Bank Classic (USA)[6]

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
A yellow jersey Tour de France — 96[6] 82 69 73 83 138 DNF
Pink jersey Giro d'Italia 60 — — 62 102 — 138 —

References

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External links

  1. ↑ An American in Italy cyclingnews.com, May 5, 2009
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  5. ↑ US National Cyclocross Champions 1975–2004
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  7. ↑ Cat's Hill Classic Bicycle Race
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