Leigh Donovan (born December 11, 1971 in Orange, California) is an American downhill mountain biker.
Leigh Donovan was a champion mountain bike racer, competing from 1993 to 2001, the most decorated U.S. downhill and slalom rider. Leigh retired from her professional career in 2001, with the world championships in Vail, Co. as her final pro career event (where she placed 3rd in the final downhill). Leigh went into sports marketing with Hansens energy drink (at the ground level of what would become Monster Energy). She then went on to own and operate a very successful clothing boutique in Temecula, Ca. from 2003 until she departed the business in March 2011.
Leigh is married to her long-time race mechanic and manager Craig "Stikman" Glaspell and they have a daughter born in 2005. Leigh currently is an account executive for Interbike, the bicycle trade show division of the Neilsen Company. Leigh is also a cycling coach, industry ambassador and bicycle skills clinic teacher.
Read more about Leigh Donovan: Career Highlights
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“Every single night I’m nervous.”
—Vivien Leigh (1913–1967)
“The magic of photography is metaphysical. What you see in the photograph isn’t what you saw at the time. The real skill of photography is organised visual lying.”
—Terence Donovan (b. 1936)