John Lieswyn

John Lieswyn (born 18 August 1968 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former American professional road bicycle racer.

John Lieswyn
Personal information
Born (1968-08-18) 18 August 1968
 United States
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
Tour of Southland
Nature Valley Grand Prix
Copa América de Ciclismo
International Tour de Toona
Tour de Beauce

Biography

John started his road racing career in Florida in 1985, and raced for the University of Florida's Cycling Club (Team Florida). After graduation from college in 1990, he raced three seasons for the US National team in Germany, France and Italy. John turned professional in 1993 for Coors Light. He returned to Europe in 1995, scoring numerous top ten results and winning the Delémont (Switzerland) mountain stage of the Regio-Tour. After taking a break in 1996, he focused on the US domestic scene with over 40 major wins. In the pre and post US-season, he competed in South America, Australia and New Zealand, notably taking three stage wins in the Herald Sun Tour (Australia), and overall victory at the Southland Tour (NZ), the Nature Valley Grand Prix in Minnesota, and Tour de Beauce (Canada). He finished second in his last USA professional race, the 2005 San Francisco Grand Prix. His fifth and last time representing the USA National Team was the 2005 World Road Cycling Championships in Spain, where he was a domestique (worker) for the USA team sprinters. He retired from racing at the end of the 2005 season and moved to New Zealand to work as a transportation planner.[1] In 2012 he returned to the USA and lived in Davis, California; before returning to New Zealand in 2015.

Selected palmarès
1989
1991
  • 1st USA National Team Time Trial (100 km)
  • 3rd National Championships, Road, Amateurs (USA)
1995
  • 1st Delemont Stage, Regio-Tour (Switzerland/France)
1999
  • 1st Chris Thater Memorial Criterium (N.Y.)
  • Stage win, Herald Sun Tour (Australia)
2000
2001
  • 1st Stage 3, Tour of Willamette (OR, USA)[2]
  • 1st KoM, Tour de 'Toona (PA, USA)
  • 1st Road Race, Fitchburg Stage Race (MA, USA)
  • 1st Chris Thater Memorial Criterium (NY, USA)
2002
2003
2004
2005

References
  1. "John". ViaStrada. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  2. "Race Results for Tour of Willamette Eugene, OR". USA Cycling. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. Lieswyn, John. "The John Lieswyn Diary". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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