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Full name | Jeff Pierce | ||
Born | August 28, 1958 United States |
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Current team | Retired | ||
Discipline | Road | ||
Role | Rider | ||
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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.
After his retirement from competitive cycling, Pierce served as USA Cycling's Vice President of Athletics.