About this episode

Chad Cheeney discusses his impact on U.S. cycling and the recent Tour de France crash involving Sepp Kuss.

For the past 20 years, Chad Cheeney has been one of the most influential people in U.S. cycling, even if you’ve never heard of him. As the co-founder of Durango Devo, he’s helped foster the childhood talents of Sepp Kuss, Chris Blevins, Howard Grotts, Riley Amos, and Quinn Simmons, to name a few. More importantly, he’s instilled a lifelong love of cycling in countless Durango kids, regardless of whether they embark on racing careers. We had Chad on the show in 2021 to talk about this portion ...

People in this episode

Host: Payson McElveen

Guest: Chad Cheeney

Topics covered

• cycling
• youth development
• sports coaching
• Tour de France
• influential figures in cycling

Keywords

• Chad Cheeney
• Sepp Kuss
• Durango Devo
• cycling
• Tour de France
• youth cycling
• sports coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Durango Devo

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