Jeff Pierce Demonstrates Turning and Cornering in "John Howard's Lessons in Cycling" Videotape, 1991 - Photo by Patty Mooney
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Jeff Pierce |
Born |
United States |
August 28, 1958
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
1986 | Schwinn |
1987-1990 | 7-Eleven |
1991-1996 | Chevrolet-LA Sheriff |
Major wins | |
1 stage Tour de France |
Jeff Pierce (born August 28, 1958) 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 Olympic cyclist John Howard, entitled "John Howard's Lessons in Cycling.
After his retirement from competitive cycling, Pierce served as USA Cycling's Vice President of Athletics.