{{Short description|American racing cyclist (born 1987)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Peter Stetina | image = Tour de France 2016, stetina (27978428684).jpg | caption = Stetina at the 2016 Tour de France | fullname = Peter Stetina | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|08|08}} | birth_place = Boulder, Colorado, U.S. | height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|63.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | currentteam = ''Privateer'' | discipline = {{ubl|Road|Gravel|Mountain biking}} | role = Rider | ridertype = Climber | amateuryears1 = 2007 | amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|GRM|2007}} ''(stagiaire)'' | amateuryears2 = 2008–2010 | amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|Chipotle|2008}} | amateuryears3 = 2020– | amateurteam3 = ''Privateer'' | proyears1 = 2010–2013 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|GRM|2010}} | proyears2 = 2014–2015 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}}<ref name="BMC">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-stetina-signs-with-bmc|title=Peter Stetina signs with BMC|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=August 14, 2013|access-date=December 27, 2013}}</ref> | proyears3 = 2016–2019 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|TFR|2016}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-women/trek-segafredo-announce-official-2019-rosters-for-men-and-women|title=Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women|work=Trek Bicycle Corporation|publisher=Intrepid Corporation|date=December 27, 2018|access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref> | majorwins = }}
'''Peter Stetina''' (born August 8, 1987) is an American off-road cyclist, who competes in gravel and endurance mountain bike racing as a privateer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.velonews.com/2019/11/gravel/peter-stetina-chooses-gravel-over-worldtour-road-racing_502502|title=Peter Stetina chooses gravel over WorldTour road racing|first=Andrew|last=Hood|work=VeloNews|publisher=Pocket Outdoor Media, LLC|date=November 6, 2019|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref> Prior to this, he competed as a road racing cyclist between 2010 and 2019 for the {{UCI team code|GRS|2013}}, {{UCI team code|BMC|2015}} and {{UCI team code|TFS|2019}} teams.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/peter-stetina-announces-hes-leaving-worldtour-focus-gravel-racing-442009|title=Peter Stetina announces he's leaving the WorldTour to focus on gravel racing|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=November 6, 2019|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref>
==Career== Born in Boulder, Colorado, Stetina currently resides in California.<ref name="Peter Stetina at Garmin-Sharp">{{cite news|url=http://www.slipstreamsports.com/garmin-slipstream-pro-team/peter-stetina|title=Peter Stetina at Garmin-Sharp|date=December 28, 2012|access-date=January 6, 2013|work={{UCI team code|GRS|2012b}}|publisher=Slipstream Sports LLC|location=Boulder, Colorado|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910062949/http://www.slipstreamsports.com/garmin-slipstream-pro-team/peter-stetina|archive-date=September 10, 2012}}</ref> Stetina's father Dale, and uncle Wayne are former road racing cyclists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_25739761/tour-california-santa-rosa-based-cyclist-looks-win |title=Tour of California: Santa Rosa-based cyclist looks to win for his dad |last1=Almond |first1=Elliott |date=May 10, 2014 |website=Mercury News|access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref> Following an eight-year stint with {{UCI team code|GRS|2013|nolink=yes}},<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.slipstreamsports.com/2012/12/28/team-garmin-sharp-barracuda-unveils-2013-roster|title=Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda Unveils 2013 Roster|date=December 28, 2012|access-date=January 6, 2013|work={{UCI team code|GRS|2012b}}|publisher=Slipstream Sports LLC|location=Boulder, Colorado|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102153419/http://www.slipstreamsports.com/2012/12/28/team-garmin-sharp-barracuda-unveils-2013-roster|archive-date=January 2, 2013}}</ref> Stetina signed with {{UCI team code|BMC|2014}} for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.<ref name="BMC"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/08/news/stetina-garmins-longest-tenured-rider-heads-for-bmc-racing_299184|title=Stetina, Garmin's longest-tenured rider, heads for BMC Racing|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|date=August 14, 2013|access-date=August 14, 2013|archive-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012003317/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/08/news/stetina-garmins-longest-tenured-rider-heads-for-bmc-racing_299184|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/stetina-out-of-pais-vasco-with-broken-kneecap-and-ribs|title=Stetina out of Pais Vasco with broken kneecap and ribs|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=April 6, 2015|access-date=April 7, 2015|author=Pat Malach}}</ref> In August 2015 it was announced that Stetina would join former Garmin teammate Ryder Hesjedal at {{UCI team code|TFR|2016}} 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-stetina-signs-for-trek-factory-racing/ |title=Peter Stetina signs for Trek Factory Racing |last1=Benson |first1=Daniel |date=August 28, 2015 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=29 August 2015}}</ref>
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2005 : 1st 20px Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2008 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st 20px 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 20px Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st 20px 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 20px|link=Combativity award|alt=Orange Jersey 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 {{div col end}}
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey Giro d'Italia | 21 | 27 | 52 |— |— |— | 46 |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey Tour de France |— |— |— | 35 |— | 46 |— |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey Vuelta a España |— |— |— |— |— |— | 31 |— | 28 |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{official website|http://www.seginternational.com/individual/peterstetina/news}} *{{ProCyclingStats|140206}} *{{cycling Archives|20242}} *[http://www.cyclingbase.com/Peter-Stetina.html Cycling Base: Peter Stetina]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stetina, Peter}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:American male cyclists Category:Cyclists from Boulder, Colorado {{US-cycling-bio-1980s-stub}}