Dave Towle grew up in Boulder, Colorado. It was a time when the Coors Classic was the biggest bike race outside of Europe. The race was a big influence on Dave. It's actually off of the reasons he ended up getting into the bike industry. By his account he was until his 20's a journey man mechanic/bike shop guy.
Dave ended up taking a hiatus from the bike industry to follow the Grateful Dead around the country. Eventually the pull of the bike industry drew him back to his first love. Dave worked for Raleigh and then Shimano in 1997/98 as a mechanic on the MTB circuit.
In 2002 Dave got his first chance at announcing. He worked for Saturn cars doing virtual reality bike races at car shows around the country. Two decades in and Dave has announced for most if not all the big races in America like the Tour of California, Tour of Utah, Tour of Missouri to Tulsa Tough over the years.
Dave says announcing is like being a story teller. Now he's applying his gift working with Zwift announcing virtual races on the platform.
I wasn't sure what to make of Dave because I hadn't met him before. But now I think I've made a friend for life.
