Alexander Nicholas Ernst Stieda (born April 13, 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 general classification, the

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, the combination classification, the intermediate sprints classification and the young rider classification, becoming the first North American to lead the Tour de France. He finished in 120th place, in his only Tour de France, 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 also 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 secon ...

for his native country. At the

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he won the bronze medal in the men's individual pursuit. He also competed in the individual pursuit and points race events at the

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

Palmarès

;1986 : Tour de France: ::First North American to wear the yellow jersey ;1989 :Canadian Tire Series

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*http://www.stiedacycling.com/ * * * * 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Vancouver Canadian male cyclists Sportspeople from Ontario Olympic cyclists of Canada Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Cyclists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Universiade medalists in cycling Universiade bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade {{Canada-cycling-bio-stub