Dale Stetina (born July 9, 1956) is an American former racing cyclist, who competed in the late 1970s through the 1980s.[1] He is a two-time U.S. National Road Champion and two-time winner of one of the Coors Classic held in Boulder, Colorado.[2] He also won the Mount Washington Hillclimb in 1980.[3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1956 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1981 | Aspen Skiwear–Dia Compe |
| 1983–1985 | Aspen Skiwear |
Background
editStetina hails from an Indianapolis, Indiana-based cycling family which includes three brothers: Wayne, Joel, and Troy.[5] Stetina's son, Peter also competes as a professional cyclist. His father Roy was also a state cycling champion of Indiana. In 2007 Stetina was inducted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.
Stetina also won the overall classification of Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica in December 1980 in addition to three stages.
Dale's younger brother Troy who competed in the sport and was an event winner on the same day as Wayne and Dale in 1973[6] is an internationally known musician and guitar teacher.[7][8] Dale is the father of cyclist Peter Stetina.
Major results
edit- 1977
- 2nd Overall Coors Classic
- 1978
- 1st
Road race, National Amateur Road Championships - 1979
- 1st Overall Coors Classic
- 5th Road race, Pan American Games
- 1980
- 1st Road race, National Amateur Road Championships
- 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 1st Stages 5, 8 & 9
- 1st Mount Washington Hillclimb
- 1981
- 1st Stage 3 Coors Classic
- 1983
- 1st Overall Coors Classic
- 1st Overall Cascade Classic
- 1984
- 1st Overall Cascade Classic
References
edit- ^ "Schuler Finishes First In 105-Mile Cycle Race". The New York Times. September 12, 1976.
- ^ Miami News Oct 3, 1983
- ^ "Stetina captures Mount Washington title". Lakeland Ledger. September 10, 1979.
- ^ "Sports Briefs: Bicycling Grand Prix Is Taken by Stetina". The New York Times. September 10, 1979.
- ^ "These nuts had guts" Archived February 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. McDermott, Barry (July 5, 1983). Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 17, 2010
- ^ Rushville Republican, Monday, July 9, 1973 - Page Three Hoosiers Win Bike Races
- ^ Guitariste Metal, 3 Octobre 2014 - Troy Stetina interview
- ^ Metal Shock Finland, October 13, 2011 - Interview with TROY STETINA: Music truly is the world’s best hope to cross borders, cross cultures and show humanity what we have in common. Interview by Mohsen Fayyazi
Notes
edit- Fecoci (Costa Rica Cyclist Association Library), 1980.
External links
edit- Dale Stetina at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Dale Stetina at ProCyclingStats
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