Dave Lettieri

Last updated

Dave Lettieri
Personal information
Born (1964-01-30) January 30, 1964 (age 59)
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]

Contents

Biography

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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Track cycling</span> Bicycle racing sport

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.

Steve Edward Hegg is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from the United States, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 2000. He represented the US at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the gold medal in the 4000m individual pursuit and silver in the 4000m team pursuit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Márcio May</span> Brazilian cyclist

Márcio May is a Brazilian road bicycle and track cyclist, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country. He won two bronze medals during his career at the Pan American Games. May retired from professional cycling in January 2008. His last race was the Copa América de Ciclismo, in which he rode for the Scott–Marcondes Cesar–São José dos Campos team.

Kelly-Ann Way is a Canadian retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martín Emilio Rodríguez</span> Colombian cyclist

Martín Emilio Rodríguez Gutiérrez, known by the nickname Cochise, is a retired Colombian road and track cyclist.

Thomas Charles Godwin was a British track cyclist, active during the 1940s and 1950s. He held national records and raced abroad. He later became a coach, manager, and administrator.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barbara McAlister (diver)</span> American diver

Barbara Ellen Talmage is an American diver. She won a gold medal in springboard diving at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo and competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Michael Colin Turtur is a former track cyclist and Olympic gold medallist in the 4000m Team Pursuit at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, with team members Dean Woods, Kevin Nichols and Michael Grenda, coached by Charlie Walsh.

Brent Emery was a cyclist for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won a silver medal in the team pursuit. He is now a business owner and cycling advocate in the metro Milwaukee area. He married Julie Emery (Fluet) on August 3, 1985 after meeting her at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics where she came to watch her brother, Steve Hegg win a gold and silver medal, also in cycling. They live in Menomonee Falls, Wi and have two children, John Robert Emery and Ashley Emery, and two grandchildren Lexus and Lola Emery.

Steve Mormando is an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. He was the national champion in the sabre in 1987. He is also a successful fencing coach, a career which started in 1981.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of cycling</span> Overview of and topical guide to cycling

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the activity of using / riding bicycles, human-powered, wheeled vehicles, for purposes including transport, recreation, social interaction, exercise, sport, therapy, other purposes, or any combination thereof.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Íngrid Drexel</span> Mexican racing cyclist

Íngrid Drexel Clouthier is a Mexican road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Women's Team Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paola Muñoz</span> Chilean cyclist

Paola Andrea Muñoz Grandón is a Chilean road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Team Swapit–Agolíco. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, but failed to finish.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jasmin Duehring</span> Canadian cyclist

Jasmin Duehring is a German-born Canadian cyclist, who currently rides for American amateur team Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24. Duehring was part of the Canadian team that won bronze medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's team pursuit. She was also part of the team that won gold at the 2011 Pan American Games in the team pursuit.

Jeremy Adam Duvendeck is a retired American professional track cyclist. He represented the United States in two editions of the Olympic Games, and later claimed two elite national titles each in men's sprint (2003) and Keirin (2006) at the U.S. Track Cycling Championships. Before retiring to focus on his coaching career in 2009, Duvendeck rode for the Momentum Cycling Team.

Derek Bouchard-Hall is a former US professional cyclist, whose career highlights include winning the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1999 Pan American Games, winning the 2000 United States National Criterium Championships, and competing on the 2000 US Olympic team in Sydney, Australia. Since 2018, he has been the CEO of Assos of Switzerland.

Lorne Atkinson was a Canadian cyclist. He competed in four events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Nicknamed "Ace", Atkinson spent his life involved in cycling in the Vancouver area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victor Vincente of America</span> American cyclist

Victor Vincente of America also known as VVA, born as Michael Beckwith Hiltner, is an American author, poet, designer, and cyclist credited with being a creator of the mountain bike.

Harry Warren "Skip" Cutting III is a former American cyclist. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. Cutting is also an artist with works on display with the Art of the Olympians.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gavin Hoover</span> American cyclist

Gavin Hoover is an American racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Elevate–Webiplex Pro Cycling. He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 and the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Dave Lettieri". Olympedia. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  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.