Dave Wiens, hall of fame mountain biker

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Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Dave Wiens is a member of the mountain bike hall of fame, two time US National champion (XC and Marathon), multi-time World Cup winner, and six time Leadville 100 winner. Wiens won the race six times in a row, beating Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong consecutive years, and was the first to break the seven hour barrier at the event. Dave now serves as Board Chairmen of the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA), the largest non-profit dedicated to enhancing the trial experiences of mou...

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0:00.0	Actually, I think I'm signed up for a 12-step program to try to get rid of my racing habit.
0:08.3	No, it's really hard.
0:10.5	You know, I think about that, and my season this year was fun because I had four events,
0:16.1	and it was Memorial Day to Labor Day.
0:18.5	I book in them there, and there were two in between.
0:21.6	And I enjoy that.
0:22.6	It makes my riding a little bit more meaningful when I have an event to think about.
0:26.6	There's a little more snap in my step.
0:28.7	I mean, when I committed to the growler, I never thought about racing the growler.
0:31.8	And then all of a sudden in March, I was like, I should race the growler.
0:34.2	I don't have to organize it this year for the first time. And once I committed to it, then, you know, my life changed just a little bit for the better.
0:41.1	It's showtime, everybody.
0:43.4	Showtime!
0:46.1	You've been living in a dream world, Neil.
0:49.8	This is the world as it exists today.
0:54.6	Life moves pretty fast.
0:57.0	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:59.4	You could miss it.
1:02.6	Listen, we're talking about practice.
1:05.8	Repeat on the dude's room.
1:07.4	Donnie, you're out of your element.
1:09.7	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
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