Levi Leipheimer is one of America's most accomplished professional cyclists. Over his twenty-year career, he won the Tour of California three times, as well as the Tour de Suisse, the U.S. Pro Cycling Challenge, the Tour of Utah, and the Dauphiné Libéré. He's also placed in the top three of cycling's grand tours; specifically, the Vuelta a España and the Tour de France. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and is a past National Time Trial and National Road Racing Champion. In 2009, he launched his King Ridge GranFondo cycling event, which has attracted 25,000 people from all over the world to the hills of his Sonoma County home.
In his TEDxTalk, Levi talks about his boyhood dreams of becoming a professional cyclist, and the unexpected challenges he faced along the way. He shares his decision to participate in doping, his regrets and realizations, and his perspectives on the difference between dreams and success. Levi hopes that in today's climate of anti-doping, the children that today dream of winning the Tour de France will never face the decisions he had to make.
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