About Ron Kiefel
Born 1960. Ron Kiefel is an American sport cyclist.
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, former 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
National Time Trial Champion (1983) National Team Time Trial Champion (1983)
Year by year 1978
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
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 13, 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 1st, Stage 12, Coors Classic (USA) 1989 1st, Stage 10, Tour de Trump (USA) 6th, Overall, Tour de Trump (USA) 1990 1st, Stage 1, Critérium International (FR) 2nd, Stage 10, Tour de Trump (USA) 3rd, Stage 8, Tour de France 1992 1st, Stage 1, Tour de Luxembourg (LU) 1993 1st, Stage 7, Tour DuPont (USA) 1st, Los Gatos Cat's Hill Classic (USA) 1994 1st, Overall, CoreStates New Jersey National Bank Classic (USA)
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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American racing cyclist
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Ron Kiefel was born on 11 April 1960 in Denver.
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