• Source: Ron Kiefel

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.
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.
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.




Major results



Stage 15, Giro d'Italia (1985)
National Road Race Champion (1983, 1988)
United States National Time Trial Champion (1983)
United States National Team Time Trial Champion (1983)
Bronze Medal, Summer Olympics – Men's Team Time Trial (1984)




= Year by year

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1980
5th, U.S. National Cyclocross Championships
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
3rd, Bronze Medal, Los Angeles Summer Olympics – Men's Team Time Trial
9th, Los Angeles Summer Olympics – Men's Individual Road Race
1985
1st, Trofeo Laigueglia (ITA)
1st, Stage 15, Giro d'Italia (ITA)
1st, Prologue, Coors Classic (USA)
1986
1st, Prologue, Coors Classic (USA)
1st, Stage 17, Coors Classic (USA)
1987
1st, Los Gatos Cat's Hill Classic (USA)
1988
1st, Overall, Tour of Tuscany (ITA)
1st, U.S. National Cycling Championships – Road Race
1989
1st, Stage 10, Tour de Trump (USA)
6th, Overall, Tour de Trump (USA)
1990
2nd, Stage 10, Tour de Trump (USA)
3rd, Stage 8, Tour de France
1993
1st, Los Gatos Cat's Hill Classic (USA)




= Tour de France

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1986 – 96th
1987 – 82nd
1988 – 69th
1989 – 73rd
1990 – 83rd
1991 – 138th




Teams


1985 – 7 Eleven
1986 – 7 Eleven
1987 – 7 Eleven
1988 – 7 Eleven
1989 – 7 Eleven
1990 – 7 Eleven-Hoonved
1991 – Motorola
1992 – Motorola
1993 – Coors Light
1994 – Coors Light
1995 – Saturn




References






External links


Ron Kiefel at Cycling Archives (archived)
Ron Kiefel – official Tour de France results (archive)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Ron Kiefel
• Kiefel
• 7-Eleven (cycling team)
• Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Frankie Andreu
• 1986 Tour de France
• Greg LeMond
• List of teams and cyclists in the 1985 Giro d'Italia
• List of Olympic medalists in cycling (men)
• Davis Phinney