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.
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.[4]
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kiefel, ronald, alexander, kiefel, born, april, 1960, denver, former, professional, road, bicycle, racer, from, united, states, kiefel, seven, time, tour, france, racer, olympic, bronze, medalist, member, united, states, bicycling, hall, fame, kiefel, frankie,. Ronald Alexander 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 Ron KiefelKiefel and Frankie Andreu r l racing 1991 Thrift Drug Classic for MotorolaPersonal informationFull nameRonald Alexander KiefelNickname Ron Wookie 1 Born 1960 04 11 April 11 1960 age 63 Denver Colorado U S Team informationCurrent teamRetiredDisciplineRoadRoleRiderRider typeAll rounderProfessional teams1985 19907 Eleven1991 1992Motorola1993 1994Coors Light1995SaturnMajor winsGrand Tours 1985 Giro d Italia1 individual stage dd Stage races Tour de Luxembourg 1992 1 individual stage dd Tour DuPont 1992 1 individual stage dd One day races and Classics Trofeo Laigueglia 1985 Giro di Toscana 1988 Medal record Men s road bicycle racingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1984 Los Angeles Team Time TrialKiefel 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 2 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 3 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 4 Contents 1 Major results 1 1 Year by year 1 2 Tour de France 2 Teams 3 References 4 External linksMajor results edit nbsp Ron Kiefel in 100 km team trial race in 1984 Olympics far right Stage 15 Giro d Italia 1985 nbsp National Road Race Champion 1983 1988 nbsp United States National Time Trial Champion 1983 nbsp United States National Team Time Trial Champion 1983 Bronze Medal Summer Olympics Men s Team Time Trial 1984 Year by year edit 19805th U S National Cyclocross Championships 5 19815th U S National Cyclocross Championships19831st U S National Cycling Championships Road Race 1st U S National Cycling Championships Individual Time Trial 1st U S National Cycling Championships Team Time Trial19843rd Bronze Medal Los Angeles Summer Olympics Men s Team Time Trial 9th Los Angeles Summer Olympics Men s Individual Road Race19851st Trofeo Laigueglia ITA 1st Stage 15 Giro d Italia ITA 1st Prologue Coors Classic USA 19861st Prologue Coors Classic USA 1st Stage 17 Coors Classic USA 19871st Los Gatos Cat s Hill Classic 6 USA 19881st Overall Tour of Tuscany ITA 1st U S National Cycling Championships Road Race19891st Stage 10 Tour de Trump USA 6th Overall Tour de Trump USA 19902nd Stage 10 Tour de Trump USA 3rd Stage 8 Tour de France19931st Los Gatos Cat s Hill Classic USA Tour de France edit 1986 96th 1987 82nd 1988 69th 1989 73rd 1990 83rd 1991 138thTeams edit1985 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 SaturnReferences edit Vergne Laurent 22 July 2015 Cannibale Cheri pipi Wookie Andy torticolis le Top 20 des surnoms mythiques du cyclisme Cannibal Cheri pipi Wookie Andy Torticollis the Top 20 mythical nicknames of cycling Eurosport in French Retrieved 11 April 2016 An American in Italy cyclingnews com May 5 2009 Ron Kiefel Olympic Results Sports Reference Archived from the original on April 18 2020 Retrieved May 24 2015 The Keifel Cycling Hour Archived from the original on September 23 2004 US National Cyclocross Champions 1975 2004 Cat s Hill Classic Bicycle RaceExternal links editRon Kiefel at Cycling Archives Ron Kiefel official Tour de France results archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ron Kiefel amp oldid 1124382343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
