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

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from

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. Stieda led five classifications of the Tour de France on the second day of the 1986 Tour de France: 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

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for his native country. At the 1983 Summer Universiade 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.

Palmarès

;1986 :

: ::First North American to wear the

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;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