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Saturday, 07 February 2015 06:10

By Sean Pease (gearwestbike.wordpress.com/blog)

Devon Palmer and I sat down and hashed through some dialogue mostly about him. He’s sort of selfish like that. Truth is, Devon isn’t selfish, he loves to share his knowledge and opinion with just about anyone who might listen. We think he learned to share at a young age. The second truth is that we didn’t actually sit down, well, together…I was sitting at   my computer writing questions for the interview, and eventually Devon sat down at his laptop and answered them. He did this much later in the day, but we were both sitting; at some point.  So, here ya go! A little look into Devon Palmer’s life.

Gear West Bike (GWB):  Give us a little background on you…Where did you grow up and what types of sports did you do as a kid?

Devon Palmer (DP): I grew up in St Paul. I was an underachieving club swimmer growing up and also did fencing through junior high....

GWB: We know that cycling is a highlight for you as a triathlete, but did you come from more of a swimming, bikiing or running background?

DP: I started swimming young and then got into running in high school. I didn’t pick up cycling until I started triathlon after my first year of college.

GWB: Why triathlon?  You could have been a great cyclist in its own right, but you chose to go after all 3 sports.  What was the initial draw?  READ MORE