Editing Eric Heiden (section)

==== Road bicycle racing ====
Heiden became a professional [[racing cyclist]]. He was one of the first cross-over athletes, becoming a founding member of the [[7-Eleven Cycling Team]]. Together with his former speed skating coach (and ex-bike racer), [[Jim Ochowicz]], he conceived of the idea of a European-style sponsored team for North American riders<ref>http://www.velonews.com.506 {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref> Heiden won a few American professional races. He finished the 1985 Giro d'Italia and took part in the [[1986 Tour de France]], although he did not complete the race, crashing on a downhill stretch and suffering a concussion five days from the finish.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

Heiden is believed to have recorded one of the fastest times at 14:10 (1986 or 1987) on one of the local benchmark climbs in [[Woodside, California]]: Old La Honda Road.<ref>[http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/training-world-class-racers-and-weekend-warriors-18649 Training World-class Racers And Weekend Warriors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329014638/http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/training-world-class-racers-and-weekend-warriors-18649 |date=March 29, 2009 }}. BikeRadar (2008-09-20). Retrieved on 2012-11-18.</ref> In 1985, Heiden won the first [[United States National Road Race Championships|U.S. Professional Cycling Championship]], becoming the American road race champion.

In 1999, Heiden was inducted into the [[United States Bicycling Hall of Fame]].