Career
He is known for his six consecutive wins in the Leadville Trail 100 MTB mountain bike race including defeating Tour de France riders Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong. In 2007, he broke the 7 hour mark for the first time at 6:58:46 while holding off Floyd Landis by just under 2 minutes. In 2009, Wiens finished second behind Armstrong in Leadville with a time of 6:57:02.
In 2006, Wiens founded Gunnison Trails, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing singletrack bike trails on public lands adjacent to Gunnison, Colorado.
In June, 2012, Dave Weins became the inaugural Director of the Mountain Sports Program at WSCU (Western State Colorado University) in Gunnison.