Lauren Stephens and Levi Leipheimer on Levi's GranFondo

About this episode

This episode features a discussion with Lauren Stephens about her experiences in road racing and an interview with Levi Leipheimer on the origins of Levi's GranFondo.

This week, we continue our recap of Levi’s GranFondo with this year’s winner, Lauren Stephens, who checked in from the Tour of the Gila to talk about running her own team, the dismal state of road racing in the US, and her controversial use of race radios during the Sea Otter Classic last month. Then, Payson talks to Levi Leipheimer about why he decided to create Levi’s GranFondo back in 2009, why putting on road races is so much more expensive in the US than it is in Europe, and what g...

People in this episode

Host: Payson McElveen

Guests: Lauren Stephens, Levi Leipheimer

Topics covered

• cycling
• road racing
• sports management
• team dynamics
• race regulations

Keywords

• Levi's GranFondo
• Lauren Stephens
• Levi Leipheimer
• road racing
• cycling
• race radios
• Tour of the Gila
• Sea Otter Classic

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Places: US, Europe

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