- Alex Stieda
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ridername = Alex Stieda
fullname = Alex Stieda
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|4|13
country = CAN
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currentteam = Retired
discipline = Road
role = Rider
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updated =July 18 ,2008 Alex Stieda (born
April 13 ,1961 inBelleville, Ontario ) is a former professionalroad bicycle racer fromCanada . Stieda captured the the yellow jersey on the second day of the1986 Tour de France , becoming the first North American to lead theTour de France . He finished in 120th place, in his onlyTour de France , riding on the7-Eleven Cycling Team . He also placed bronze in the 1982 Australian Commonwealth Games, and competed at the1984 Summer Olympics for his native country.Palmarès
;1986:Tour de France:::Wearing
yellow jersey for one day;1989:Canadian Tire-ShinExternal links
*http://www.stiedacycling.com/
*cyclingwebsite|6784
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/4830.html Official Tour de France results for Alex Stieda]Persondata
NAME=Stieda, Alex
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1961-4-13
PLACE OF BIRTH=Vancouver
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