Dale Stetina

Dale Stetina (born 9 July 1956) was a United States Olympic and national team cyclist in the late 1970s through the 1980s. He competed in the 1976 Montreal Olympics.[1] He is a former 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] Dale 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 on the BMC Racing Team). Dale's father Roy was also a state cycling champion of Indiana. In 2007, Dale Stetina was inducted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. Dale 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

  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". McDermott, Barry (July 5, 1983). Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12-17-2010

Fecoci( Costa Rica Cyclist Association Library ),1980.