Dave Lettieri

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Dave Lettieri
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Born (1964-01-30) January 30, 1964 (age 60)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

Dave Lettieri (born January 30, 1964) is an American former cyclist. [1] He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Lettieri was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1964, [1] winning his first race in 1977, [3] and his first national title at the age of 15. [3] In 1980, Lettieri was the National Intermediate Boys Champion. [4] Five years later, he was selected for the World Championship Team. [4] Lettieri attended Scranton Preparatory School, before going on to study at Loyola Marymount University. [4]

In 1987, at the American championships, he set a new national record in the team pursuit event. [1] Later the same year, at the 1987 Pan American Games, Lettieri was part of the team that won the gold medal in the team pursuit. [1] [5] A year earlier, he rode at the 1986 Goodwill Games, and went on to ride in the team pursuit event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, [1] [3] finishing in ninth place in the latter. [6]

After his track career, Lettieri worked as the team manager for the Chevrolet/LA Sheriff team from 1992 to 1996. [1] Four years later, he was Lance Armstrong's mechanic at the 2000 Tour de France. [1] [7] [8]

Following his time as a manager and mechanic, Lettieri opened his own bicycle shop in Santa Barbara, California. [1] [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Lettieri Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dave Lettieri's Fastrack Bicycles Draws World-Class Riders". Nooz Hawk. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "A Look Back to 1980 Biking Champion, Dave Lettieri". Happenings Magazine. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit 1987". Cycling Archives. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dave Lettieri on Bicycle Technology". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Pedaling through the perfect storm". The Durango Herald. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ "About Us: Dave Lettieri". Fast Track Bicycles. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
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