The Path Podcast - "Leigh Donovan" (August 9, 2016 #744)

August 9, 2016 The Path Podcast Show Page ABOUT THE EPISODE Come ride with us in St. George, Utah in November A special episode of The Path Podcast with an all-time cycling great, Leigh Donovan. Leigh is a mountain bike world champion, BMX Hall of Famer, multiple-time National Champion, UCI World Champion, X Games Gold Medalist, and owner of iChooseBikes. You get a treat in this episode - Nathan, Tani, and Auk discuss a variety of topics with Leigh. They cover everything from Leigh's racing history, to the early days of downhill racing, and just some good, entertaining stories of years of racing. If you want to hear an entertaining and genuine conversation with the only woman to be a Mountain Bike Hall of Famer and BMX Hall of Famer, this is your episode. More About Leigh: - 2014 – Mountain Bike Hall of Fame "athlete" inductee - 2013 – BMX Hall of Fame "athlete" inductee - 9X U.S. National Downhill Series & National Champion/Dual Slalom National Champion - 1995 – UCI World Downhill Mountain Bike Champion (1 of only 3 U.S. women to win this title) - 1995 – X GAMES Gold medalist, Dual Slalom - 2001 – UCI World Cup Series , Dual World Cup Champion - 1993 to 2001 & 2010 US National Downhill Team member - 2001 – Winner of Richard Long sportsmanship award, only female to win - 1997 – 2002 USA Cycling NORBA Board Member - 1998 – Featured in Sports Illustrated "Swimsuit Edition" in a full page advertisement - 2000 – Married longtime boyfriend, and still happily married today (-: - 2002 – 2011 Owned & Operated successful upscale retail-clothing boutique "Tangerine" - 2005 – Became a mother to a beautiful baby girl - 2011 – Consulted with Troy Lee Designs to open their Laguna Beach retail concept store - 2012 to 2013- Account Executive for the Interbike trade show - 2014 – Launched ichoosebikes.com (a skills clinic business focused on getting more riders on bikes safely) The Path guys welcome all of your questions and encourage you to send them an email with the subject "Podcast Question" to [email protected].  ------------------ RELATED SHOW LINKS Come ride with us in St. George, Utah in November iChooseBikes Website iChooseBikes Twitter iChooseBikes Facebook iChooseBikes Instagram Liv Hail Advanced 0 Shop via our Amazon Affiliate Link Get on The Path Newsletter Email List #ThePathPodcast The Path Bike Shop Website The Path Bike Shop Facebook Page The Path Bike Shop on Instagram The Path Bike Shop on Twitter The Path Bike Shop on Google+ The Path Bike Shop on Pinterest The Path Bike Shop on Vimeo Like what you are getting from Mountain Bike Radio? Support it and get something in exchange.