Episode 019: Anton Villatoro

With the image of his childhood hero, Davis Phinney perched atop a podium etched clearly in his mind, the "Town Bull", Anton Villatoro embarks on a pro cycling career that takes him around the world as a workhorse for the famed U.S. Postal Squad, sharing midnight steaks in a German pub with Greg LeMond and riding for Lance Armstrong in the Tour of Spain - and doing it all clean - completely free of the substances that would mar the cycling world for years to come.

Join us on a tour through the mind of a boy born in war-torn Guatemala, relocated by a single mother to Kansas, and celebrated by a grandfather who gave him a gift that would change his life forever.

Web Site:
https://antonvillatoro.com

ProFormance
https://antonvillatoro.com/proformance/

Denver Marathon acquired by CGI/Rock 'n' Roll
https://www.denverpost.com/2009/10/15/denver-marathon-they-built-this-city-race-on-rock-n-roll/

Greg LeMond
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_LeMond

Davis Phinney
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Phinney

Thanks again to Anton Villatoro for sitting down with us and sharing a long ride through his life.

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