Ron Kiefel

Ron Kiefel

Ron Kiefel and Frankie Andreu (r-l) racing 1991 Thrift Drug Classic for Motorola
Personal information
Full name Ronald Alexander Kiefel
Nickname "Ron", Wookie[1]
Born (1960-04-11) April 11, 1960
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Professional team(s)
1985–1990 7-Eleven
1991–1992 Motorola
1993–1994 Coors Light
1995 Saturn
Major wins

Grand Tours

1985 Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage

Stage races

Tour de Luxembourg (1992)
1 individual stage
Tour DuPont (1992)
1 individual stage

One-day races and Classics

Trofeo Laigueglia (1985)
Giro di Toscana (1988)

Ronald Alexander "Ron" Kiefel (born April 11, 1960 in Denver) 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.[2]

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.[3]

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, 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.[4]

Major results

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

Year by year

1980
1981
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1993

Tour de France

Teams

References

  1. ↑ Vergne, Laurent (22 July 2015). "Cannibale, Chéri-pipi, Wookie, Andy torticolis… le Top 20 des surnoms mythiques du cyclisme" [Cannibal, Chéri-pipi, Wookie, Andy Torticollis... the Top 20 mythical nicknames of cycling]. Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ↑ An American in Italy cyclingnews.com, May 5, 2009
  3. ↑ "Ron Kiefel Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://66.165.84.174/cyclinghour/
  5. ↑ US National Cyclocross Champions 1975–2004
  6. ↑ Cat's Hill Classic Bicycle Race
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