Jeff Pierce (cyclist)

Jeff Pierce (born August 28, 1958) is a retired American professional road bicycle racer. At the 1987 Tour de France, Pierce gained fame by becoming the third American (after Davis Phinney and Greg LeMond) to win a stage in the Tour de France, winning the final stage on the Champs-Élysées from the breakaway[1] while riding for Team 7-Eleven.

Jeff Pierce
Jeff Pierce Demonstrates Turning and Cornering in "John Howard's Lessons in Cycling" Videotape, 1991 - Photo by Patty Mooney
Personal information
Full nameJeff Pierce
Born (1958-08-28) August 28, 1958
 United States
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1986Schwinn
1987–19907-Eleven
1991–1996Chevrolet-LA Sheriff
Major wins
1 stage Tour de France (1987)

In 1991, Jeff Pierce appeared in a video with Olympic cyclist John Howard, entitled John Howard's Lessons in Cycling.

After his retirement from competitive cycling, Pierce served as USA Cycling's Vice President of Athletics.

Major results

1980
1st Overall Tour of Kansas City[2]
1985
1st Overall Tour de Berlin
1st Nevada City Classic
1st Stage 10 Coors Classic
1986
1st Overall Vuelta a Bisbee
1st Stages 2, 3, & 5
3rd Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
6th Overall Coors Classic
1987
1st Stage 25 Tour de France
1st Overall Tour of Texas
1st Prologue
1st Athens Twilight Criterium
2nd Overall Coors Classic
1988
1st Stages 1 & 6 Coors Classic
1989
1st Stage 4 Tour of the Basque Country
1994
2nd Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
1st Stage 2

References


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