Steve Hegg

American cyclist (born 1963)

  • Road
  • Track
RoleRiderProfessional teams1988Sunkyong–SKC1990–1991Subaru–Montgomery1992–1996Chevrolet–L.A. Sheriff1997Saturn1998Shaklee1999–2000Ikon–Lexus
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team pursuit

Stephen Edward "Steve" Hegg (born December 3, 1963) 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.[1]

In road bicycle racing, Hegg became the first three-time winner of the United States national individual time trial championship, winning the elite men's race in 1990, 1995 and 1996. In 1994, Hegg captured the United States national road race championship.

Major results

1984
Olympic Games
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
1st Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
1987
1st Team time trial (with Kent Bostick, John Frey & Andrew Paulin), Pan American Games
1989
1st Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
1990
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1992
1st Stage 11 Tour DuPont
1993
1st Stage 5 Cascade Cycling Classic
1st Prologue (ITT) Redlands Bicycle Classic
10th Overall Tour DuPont
1994
1st Stage 3 Redlands Bicycle Classic
1995
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour of China
1st Prologue
4th Overall West Virginia Classic
1st Stage 3 (ITT)
1996
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1998
2nd Manhattan Beach Grand Prix
1999
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2000
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steve Hegg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

External links

  • Steve Hegg at Cycling Archives Edit this at Wikidata
  • Steve Hegg at ProCyclingStats Edit this at Wikidata
  • Steve Hegg at CycleBase Edit this at Wikidata
  • Steve Hegg at databaseOlympics.com[dead link]
  • Steve Hegg at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
  • Stephen Edward Hegg at Olympics.com
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