Brandon Semenuk

Brandon Semenuk (born February 2, 1991) is a professional mountain bike rider from Whistler, British Columbia.

He won the Red Bull Joyride in its inaugural year of 2011,[1] and also in 2013,[2] 2014,[3] and 2015.[4][5] For the 2015 mountain bike movie unReal, he was filmed in an unbroken segment that went viral on the internet.[6][7]

Semenuk grew up in Whistler, British Columbia,[5] where he started out in cross-country cycling, competing in the BC Cup for the first time at the age of 9.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Kokanee Crankworx 2011 Red Bull Joyride - Replay". Extreme.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ Minnigh, Brice (August 18, 2013). "Gallery: 2013 Crankworx Red Bull Joyride Recap: Brandon Semenuk triumphs in dramatic do-or-die dual for the title". Bike.
  3. ↑ Minnigh, Brice (August 16, 2014). "Video and Photos: 2014 Red Bull Joyride highlights: Brandon Semenuk throws down the first-ever Joyride hat trick". Bike.
  4. ↑ Lang, Seetoh (August 17, 2015). "Watch Semenuk’s Winning Run at Red Bull Joyride: Brandon Semenuk conquers the pressure in style at Red Bull Joyride at Crankworx Whistler". Redbull.com.
  5. 1 2 Kingston, Gary (August 16, 2015). "Brandon Semenuk digs up winning Joyride in Whistler's Bone Yard". The Vancouver Sun.
  6. ↑ O'Connor, Brion (August 13, 2015). "Mountain biker Brandon Semenuk’s unReal video: Long shot pays off". Sports Illustrated.
  7. ↑ "Mountain biker Brandon Semenuk's unreal ride captured in one shot". Stuff.co.nz. July 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ Kemp, Seb (February 2012). "Brandon Semenuk: Where did the robot from the future come from?". Dirt.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.