Nickname "Ron" 1985-1990 7-Eleven Current team Retired Name Ron Kiefel | Discipline Road Role Bicycler Rider type All-rounder | |
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Full name Ronald Alexander Kiefel Born April 11, 1960 (age 63)
Denver, CO ( 1960-04-11 ) Similar People Davis Phinney, Marco Giovannetti, Eros Poli | ||
Face to face with the pro challenge us cycling legend ron kiefel
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.
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- Face to face with the pro challenge us cycling legend ron kiefel
- 1987 tour de suisse as told by ron kiefel
- Major results
- Year by year
- Tour de France
- Teams
- References
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.
