Peter Stetina (born August 8, 1987) is an American off-road cyclist, who competes in gravel and endurance mountain bike racing as a privateer. Prior to this, he competed as a road racing cyclist between 2010 and 2019 for the , and teams.
Career Born in Boulder, Colorado, Stetina currently resides in California. Stetina's father Dale, and uncle Wayne are former road racing cyclists. Following an eight-year stint with , Stetina signed with for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
In April 2015, at the Tour of the Basque Country, Stetina suffered a broken knee cap and four broken ribs on the first stage. On the run-in to the finish, he slammed into a metal pole on the side of the road. His team blamed the organizers for poor rider safety measures. In August 2015 it was announced that Stetina would join former Garmin teammate Ryder Hesjedal at on an initial one-year deal for 2016, with a role supporting Hesjedal and Bauke Mollema as a domestique whilst having the opportunity to lead the team in American races.
Major results
2005 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships 2008 National Under-23 Road Championships 1st Time trial 2nd Road race 6th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships 6th Overall Flèche du Sud 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir 10th Redlands Bicycle Classic 2009 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 1st Young rider classification Vuelta Mexico Telmex 2nd Overall Tour of the Gila 6th Overall Ronde de l'Isard 1st Stage 2 7th Overall Tour de l'Avenir 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23 2010 1st Mount Evans Hill Climb 10th Trofeo Melinda 2012 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Utah 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia 9th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge 1st Most Aggressive 2013 3rd GP Miguel Induráin 4th Overall Tour de Langkawi 2014 6th Overall Tour of California 8th Overall Tour de San Luis 2015 5th La Drôme Classic 2017 5th Overall Colorado Classic 6th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic 1st Stage 3 10th Milano–Torino 2018 8th Overall Adriatica Ionica Race 10th Overall Tour of Utah 2019 1st Overall 2019 Belgian Waffle Ride California 9th Overall Tour of Utah 28th Overall 2019 Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Giro d'Italia 21 27 52——— 46—— Tour de France——— 35— 46——— Vuelta a España—————— 31— 28
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
References
External links
Cycling Base: Peter Stetina