Jeff Pierce
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Jeff Pierce is a retired American
professional road bicycle racer. At the 1987 Tour de France
, Pierce gained fame by becoming the third American (after Davis Phinney
and Greg Lemond
) to win a stage in the Tour de France
, winning the final stage on the Champs-Élysées
while riding for Team 7-Eleven
.
In 1991 Jeff Pierce appeared in a video with Cycling Master, John Howard (cyclist)
, entitled "John Howard's Lessons in Cycling," produced by New & Unique Videos of San Diego, California.
After his retirement from competitive cycling, Pierce served as USA Cycling
's Vice President of Athletics.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional road bicycle racer. At the 1987 Tour de France
1987 Tour de France
The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 26, 1987. It consisted of 25 stages over 4231 km, ridden at an average speed of 36.645 km/h...
, Pierce gained fame by becoming the third American (after Davis Phinney
Davis Phinney
Davis Phinney is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States. He was known as a fast sprinter, and claims to have won the most races in American history. In 1986, he became the first American to win a stage at the Tour de France, while riding on the American-based team 7-Eleven...
and Greg Lemond
Greg LeMond
Gregory James LeMond is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States and a three-time winner of the Tour de France. He was born in Lakewood, California and raised in Reno, Nevada....
) to win a stage in the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
, winning the final stage on the Champs-Élysées
Champs-Élysées stage in Tour de France
The Tour de France has finished on the Champs-Élysées every year since 1975. In the first edition of 1903, the finish was at Ville d'Avray; from 1904 to 1967 in Parc des Princes track and from 1968 to 1974 at the Vélodrome de Vincennes track.-History:...
while riding for Team 7-Eleven
7-Eleven Cycling Team
The 7-Eleven Cycling Team, later the Motorola Cycling Team, was a professional cycling team founded in the U.S. in 1981 by Jim Ochowicz, a former U.S. Olympic cyclist...
.
In 1991 Jeff Pierce appeared in a video with Cycling Master, John Howard (cyclist)
John Howard (cyclist)
John Kennedy Howard is an Olympic cyclist from the United States, who set a land speed record of 152.2 miles per hour while motor-pacing on a pedal bicycle on July 20, 1985 on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats...
, entitled "John Howard's Lessons in Cycling," produced by New & Unique Videos of San Diego, California.
After his retirement from competitive cycling, Pierce served as USA Cycling
USA Cycling
USA Cycling or USAC, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the national governing body for bicycle racing in the United States. It covers the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike, cyclo-cross, BMX and collegiate racing...
's Vice President of Athletics.