Personal information | |
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Born | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | July 9, 1956
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1981 | Aspen Skiwear–Dia Compe |
1983–1985 | Aspen Skiwear |
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]
Stetina 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.