Alex Stieda is a retired professional cyclist from Canada. From a start in track cycling, Alex joined the 7-Eleven team and raced in the 1986 Tour de France. Remarkably, Alex became the first North American to wear the race leader’s Yellow Jersey, as well as holding the jerseys for the mountain, combination, intermediate sprints and best young rider classifications. Alex tells us about the lead up to the day he took yellow at the Tour, his cycling career, founding the Tour of Alberta and much more. Alex also updates us on his journey with prostate cancer and offers some important information on cancer screenings and early detection. To learn more, please visit www.stiedacycling.com
