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About David Wiens
- David Wiens is an American former professional cross-country mountain bike racer.
- He is known for his six consecutive wins in the Leadville Trail 100 MTB mountain bike race including defeating Tour de France riders Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong.Wiens, a 2000 inductee to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, won the Leadville Trail 100 every year from 2003 to 2008.
- In 2007, he broke the 7 hour mark for the first time at 6:58:46 while holding off Floyd Landis by just under 2 minutes.
- In 2008, Wiens won again beating 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong by just under 2 minutes and setting a new course record of 6:45:45.
- In 2009, Wiens finished second behind Armstrong in Leadville with a time of 6:57:02.
- Wiens was also the US National cross country champion in 1993 and the US National marathon champion in 2004.
- He won two UCI World Cup races and numerous NORBA National Series races during his career. In 2006, Wiens founded Gunnison Trails, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing singletrack trails on public lands adjacent to Gunnison, Colorado.
- In 2008, Wiens began representing Ergon Bike Ergonomics, a German brand focused on producing ergonomically designed grips, saddles, packs and more.
- In 2011, Wiens began working with the Leadville Race Series as a consultant and ambassador.
- In 2012, Wiens created the Mountain Sports program at Western State Colorado University in Gunnison.
- Mountain Sports is a sports marketing brand unique to the higher education landscape and offers training and competition in multiple disciplines of skiing, cycling, snowboarding and trail running.
- Wiens joined the board of directors for the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) in January 2016 and was appointed to the position of board chairman in November 2016.
- Wiens is married to Susan DeMattei, a former professional mountain bike racer and Olympic bronze medal winner, and they have lived in Gunnison for decades.David also has a son named Cooper.
- Cooper currently lives in Durango, Colorado and goes to Fort Lewis College.
- He lives with four roommates who are named Keiran, Koby, Donovan, and Charlie.
- Cooper is studying chemicals, and riding his bicycle.
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