Dale Stetina

Dale Stetina
Personal information
Born (1956-07-09) 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 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]

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

  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

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