Dave Coleman
Dave started taking apart bicycles when he was six years old; he learned how to put them back together properly eight years later. Since 1997, Dave has been working in the bicycle shops in Alaska (Juneau and Anchorage) and California (Davis). Under the prodding from his friend and sensei, Dave attended a USA Cycling Race Mechanic regional course in Seattle, WA in 2005. Shortly after receiving his mechanics license, Dave began to turn wrenches at International Triathlon Union (ITU) races around the world.
In 2013, Dave started working with Triathlon Canada’s Olympic program. He began working with Triathlon Canada’s Paralympic program in 2015. Dave hung up his shop apron and started working exclusively with Triathlon Canada in 2019. A year later Dave dusted off his shop apron and started his own shop: Sleeping Lady Cycles. In 2024, Dave decided to let his passport accumulate dust for a while and turned his focus to Sleeping Lady Cycles.
Race Highlights
·2005 International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Championships
Gamagori, Japan with USA Triathlon
·2007 Olympic Test Event
Beijing, China with Team BG
·2011 Wildflower Triathlon
Bradley, USA with Specialized Neutral Race Support
·2011 Ironman 70.3 Boulder
Boulder, USA with Specialized Neutral Race Support
·2013 ITU World Triathlon Series (WTS) Worlds Championships
London, United Kingdom with Triathlon Canada
·2014 Commonwealth Games
Glasgow, United Kingdom with Triathlon Canada
·2014 ITU WTS Worlds Championships
Edmonton, Canada with Triathlon Canada
·2015 Pan American Games
Toronto, Canada with Triathlon Canada
·2015 Olympic/Paralympic Test Event
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with Triathlon Canada
·2015 ITU WTS/World Triathlon Paratriathlon Series Worlds Championships
Chicago, USA with Triathlon Canada
·2016 Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with Triathlon Canada
·2016 Paralympics
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with Triathlon Canada
·2017 ITU WTS/WTPS Worlds Championships
Rotterdam, Netherlands with Triathlon Canada
·2018 Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast, Australia with Triathlon Canada
·2018 Multisport World Championships
Fyn, Denmark with Triathlon Canada
·2018 ITU WTS/WTPS Worlds Championships
Gold Coast, Australia with Triathlon Canada
·2019 Olympic/Paralympic Test Event
Tokyo, Japan with Triathlon Canada
·2019 ITU WTS/WTPS Worlds Championships
Lausanne, Switzerland with Triathlon Canada
·2020ne Olympics
Tokyo, Japan with Triathlon Canada
·2020ne Paralympics
Tokyo, Japan with Triathlon Canada
·2022 Commonwealth Games
Birmingham, United Kingdom with Triathlon Canada
·2022 World Triathlon WTS/WTPS World Championships
Abu Dhabi, UAE with Triathlon Canada
·2023 Olympic/Paralympic Test Event
Paris, France with Triathlon Canada
·2023 World Triathlon WTS/WTPS World Championships
Pontevedra, Spain with Triathlon Canada
·2024 Olympics
Paris, France with Triathlon Canada
·2024 Paralympics
Paris, France with Triathlon Canada
·2024 World Triathlon WTS/WTPS World Championships
Malaga, Spain with Triathlon Canada