Alexander Nicholas Ernst Stieda (born 13 April 1961) is a former professional

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from Canada. Stieda led five classifications of the Tour de France on the second day of the

1986 Tour de France The 1986 Tour de France was a cycling race held in France, from 4 July to 27 July. It was the 73rd running of the Tour de France. Greg LeMond of won the race, ahead of his teammate Bernard Hinault. It was the first ever victory for a rider outs ...

: the

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, the

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, the combination classification, the intermediate sprints classification and the

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, becoming the first North American to lead the

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. He finished in 120th place, in his only

, riding on the 7-Eleven – Hoonved Cycling Team. He also placed bronze in the 1982 Australian Commonwealth Games, and competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

for his native country. At the

1983 Summer Universiade The 1983 Summer Universiade, also known as the 1983 World University Games or XII Summer Universiade, took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between July 1 and 12, 1983. Over 2400 athletes from 73 countries participated. It was the first time Ca ...

he won the bronze medal in the men's individual pursuit. He also competed in the

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and

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events at the

. Alex is the co-founder of the Tour of Alberta professional cycling race.

Major results

;1980 : 1st Overall

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: 1st Gastown Grand Prix ;1982 : 3rd

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;1983 : 1st

Athens Twilight Criterium The Twilight Series is an annual road cycling race that takes place in the spring in Athens, Georgia, United States, since 1980. During the course of each Twilight weekend, competitive events in a variety of fields are staged, including BMX raci ...

: 3rd

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;1984 : 1st Gastown Grand Prix : 1st Stage 3 Tour of Texas ;1985 : 1st Stage 1

Coors Classic The Coors International Bicycle Classic (1980–1988) was a stage race sponsored by the Coors Brewing Company. Coors was the race's second sponsor; the first, Celestial Seasonings, named the race after its premium tea Red Zinger, which began in ...

;1986 :

::Held after Stage 1 ;1987 : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Texas ;1988 : 1st Overall Tour of Texas ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Overall

;1989 : 1st Overall Tour of Texas ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Canadian Tire Series : 7th Overall

Tour de Trump The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held annually between 1989 and 1996, initially called the Tour de Trump in the first two years. It was intended to become a North American cycling event similar in format and prestige ...

;1990 : 1st Stage 17

International Cycling Classic The International Cycling Classic, also known as Superweek, was a multi-day cycling race held around Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the Uni ...

;1991 : 1st Overall Montréal Tour ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Stage 2

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* * * 1961 births Living people Cyclists from Vancouver Canadian male cyclists Cyclists from Ontario Olympic cyclists for Canada Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Cyclists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Summer World University Games medalists in cycling FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling {{Canada-cycling-bio-stub