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COACHES
SGC'S PRO LINE-UP INCLUDES...
| ANDREW SHANDRO |
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Residence - Born and Raised on the Beautiful North Shore, B.C.
Sponsors - Sponsors: Trek, Shimano, POC, Dakine, JBL, Fox, ODI, Clif Bar, Bontrager, Whistler-Blackcomb
Film segments - Film Segments: Kranked Series, Collective, Roam
Contests: - Silver Medalist Red Bull Rampage, XGames Gold Medalist, 2x World Cup DH Winner, Multi x CDN National DH Champion
Hobbies - Skiing, Hockey
Something Funny - My kids constantly make me laugh.
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| WADE SIMMONS |
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Bio coming soon...
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| THOMAS VANDERHAM |
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Residence: North Vancouver, BC
Sponsors: Evil Bikes, Dakine, Shimano, PRO Components, Oakley, Fox Suspension, E-13, Troy Lee Designs, Acros, Maxxis
Results:Results- 3rd Red Bull Rampage 2008, 2nd Monster Park 2004/2005, 7th Crankworks 2006, 4th Red Bull Rampage
2004, National DH Team member
Coaching since the begining
Hobbies: Soccer, Skiing, Hockey, coffee
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| DAVE WATSON |
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Bio coming soon...
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| JOE SCHWARTZ |
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Joe Schwartz: Nelson born and bred funrider, now based in Vancouver.
Joe is one of SGC's senior coaches and he has been working in Whistler
for over five years. Joe spends the rest of his time guiding downhill
trips in Switzerland, going on photo shoots in exotic places
worldwide, ski guiding in the winter, and is currently attending
BCIT's Marketing Management program. Not much downtime for this guy.
Sponsors: Kona Bikes, Sombrio Clothing, Smith Eyewear, Bell Helmets, NRG Enterprises, Chromag
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| JORDI LUNN |
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Residence: Parksville/Victoria BC
Sponsors: Jamis Bikes, Sram, Rockshox, Truvativ, Avid, Sombrio, Nike, Mavic, E-13, WTB, TSG,
Results/ Film segments
Roam, The Collective, Run to the Hills, Run for your life, Back in the Saddle
The bearclaw Invitational: best trick
Something Funny: Yesterday I took notes in a random physics class. Pretty intresting stuff.
Hobbies: snow, skate, surf, hockey, drumming, BMX, hiking
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| CAM McCAUL |
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Hailing from Aptos California and riding for Trek
Bikes, Fox Riders Co, Manitou, Shimano, Smith Optics,
TSG, Bontrager, and JBL.
Results: 2006---- 1st Red Bull District Ride, 1st
Braun 26trix, 1st Bearclaw Invitational slopestyle,
2nd Crankworx Slopestyle, 2nd Monster Park.
Film Segments: New World Disorder 6 and 7, Roam
Something Funny: I once had a pet turtle but it ran
away....
Hobbies: Guitar, surfing, eating quesadillas,
listening to rock and/or roll.
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| GEOFF GULEVICH |
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Date of Birth: Jan.29th 1987
Hometown/base: West Vancouver
Favourite spot: Where ever I can shred
Sponsors: Cove, Sombrio, Adidas, Dakine, SRAM, (Rock Shox, Truvativ, Avid), 661 and Blackbox Labs.net
Merits: 9th at Saalbach in '05 and '06, 8th at District ride 05, 7th at Monster Park '05
Can you describe your personality in three words? Lets go ride…
Favourite place to ride? As long as I'm riding its my favourite spot.
General advice? Pro tips? Keep on trying. Don't ride when your tired. It'll still be there tomorrow.
Interests: music, cliff jumping, basketball, baseball and long walks on the beach.
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| TYLER MORLAND |
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Residence: Whistler BC
Sponsors: SRAM, Rockshox, Avid, Truvativ, Cove Bikes, Oakley,
Troylee, Dakine, five-ten,Chromag, Sun ringle, Maxxis, Crankbrothers,
B-labs
Results/Film segments: The Collective, ROAM, National team member,
3 time Redbull Psychosis winner, 05 National Champion.
Something Funny: Diamonds in your teeth and bald heads
Hobbies:
snowboarding, Trail building and generally getting rad.
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| KATRINA STRAND |
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Based out of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Katrina keeps herself busy with DH racing, freeriding, event planning and coaching – she multi-tasks the bike world. She has represented Canada at the World Championships, obtained top 3 finishes at the Canadian National Championships and was most recently appointed one of the 26 Most Influential People in Mountain Biking as well as Whistler’s favorite coach. Additionally, Katrina is the co-creator of Womenzworx, a women’s freeride competition that takes place during premiere mountain bike festival, Crankworx. When she’s not riding her bike, she’s snowboarding, skiing, dancing, running in the woods, playing at the lake with her dog Max, laughing or dreaming about biking. Read more about Katrina at www.canadiandhgirls.com
Sponsors: Oakley, Maxxis
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| MATT HUNTER |
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Residence - The Loops
Sponsors - I have all the best sponsors. Everyone wants my sponsors...
Specialized, Helly Hansen, Adidas Eyewear, Dakine, Magura, Dangerboy, E.thirteen, Raceface.
Film Segments - I pretty much have the best crashes in the best movies, every year. I put a lot of time and energy into building these sweet crash lines. I find the bast locations and work really hard to prep the line, then I just EAT POO.
New World Disorder, can't remember which. between 3 and 7 i think.
The Collective.
Pist N Broke
Suspect
Roam
Drop In a few times
Stund
Hunter Family home videos, 1 through 5. Great Performance. Thank you.
Contest Results - I won a pie eating contest in high school. 1st place for pumpkin! Yessss.
Something Funny - Be careful the first time you ride with Shandro, you might get too excited and try to impress him and blow off the trail into a boulder field at 50 km/h in France, for example.
Why do I love Shandro? - I like Andrew Shandro because he turns off people's cars when they are stupid and leave them idling.
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| ADAM BILLINGHURST |
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Residence - Whistler
Age: - 27
Sponsors - Scott Goggles, Trek, SRAM, Chromag
Film Segments/Contest Results - Featured in ROAM, Beer league champion.
Comments - Addicted to the bike park
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| BRANDON SEMENUK |
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Favorite Riding Zone: Whistler, California, Sunshine Coast
Hobbies: Driving, skiing, bmxing..
Sponsors: Trek, Red Bull, Nike, Sram, RockShox, Truvativ, Avid, Smith Optics, JBL, Camelbak, Chromag, Sensus, E.13, Evolution Whistler, Maxxis
Music: Little bit of everything
Food: Mexican
Words To Live By: Take it to Dirt
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| KYLE JAMESON |
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Bio coming...
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| ANDREW CHO |
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DOB: January 27th 1987
Hometown: White Rock BC!
Random Fact - I'm in university getting a BBA in Marketing.
Sponsors - GT Bikes, Mavic Wheels, Kenda, SRAM, Rockshox, Truvativ, Avid, E.13, SDG, UFO Clothing, FUNN
Interests - House Music, Partying, Planning Parties, Businesses, Snowboarding
What's on your desk - My blackberry, text books, stapler, allen keys, ipod
Best riding experience - Riding the Slickrocks in Utah with a bunch of friends...soo epic!?
One thing you hate? - Pinch Flats..and going into a section on a trail knowing you're going to get a flat...and the hike back down.
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| KYLE NORBRATEN |
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Residence: Sunshine Coast, BC
Favorite Place to Ride: at home, Kamloops, any new place with flowy trails
Best Riding experience: any time I ride a challenging new line for the first time feels like the best experience
Interests: building, scouting, travelling, customizing
Advice: dedication and hard work will help you achieve any goal you set out
Something Funny: spend 5 minutes with Shandro and you'll get something funny, i promise
Sponsors: Scott bikes, SRAM, Rock Shox, Avid, Truvativ, Blackbox Labs, Chromag, Nike6.0
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| CLAIRE BUCHAR |
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As a kid, Claire was always strong in sports and dreamed of being a professional athlete. She imagined winning races and clothes-lined herself on her home made backyard finish line!
But it wasn't until about 20 years of age that she picked up a mountain bike. She placed 2nd at her first National race and was selected for the National Team she, at the time, didn't even know existed!
Claire has never looked back.
Based out of Whistler, Claire has been a member of the Canadian National Team for 8 consecutive years and has been to all corners of the globe racing and riding her bike. Now married to Aussie DH star, Chris Kovarik, she gets to spend some of the cold winter months on the tropical coast of Queensland. Working part time at Evolution and studying Graphic Design, Claire keeps herself busy with other interests such as art, yoga, snowboarding and just loving life and friends. Claire represents herself and her sport through her talent, personality, media, coaching and results.
Sponsors include: Team ChainReactionCycles/Intense, Sombrio, Smith, Dakine, Evolution, Whistler Bike Park.
For more of her story and accomplishments, check out www.canadiandhgirls.com
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| CURTIS ROBINSON |
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Date of Birth: November 10, 1988
Hometown/Base: Sunshine Coast, BC
Favourite Spot: Alpine
Can you describe your personality in three words? A big kid.
Favourite place to ride? My home trails, any Alpine, Whistler
Interests: Trail building, fun, drifts, snowboarding.
Something Funny: Kyle Norbraten.....
One thing you hate? People who drive 20 km/h below the speed limit.....especially when its only 50 km/h.
Sponsors: SRAM, Rock Shox, Avid, Truvativ, BlackBoxLabs, Chromag, Knolly Bikes.
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| LORRAINE BLANCHER |
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Home Base – Revelstoke, BC
Sponsors – Raceface, WTB, Hayes, 5 10, FOX, Rocky Mountain, Patagonia, ODI
Career Highlights – 2008 Crankworx Gala Champ, 2006 World Master DH Champ, 1998 Canadian National DH Champ, 5 X Canadian National Team member
2009 Media – STUND, Ride Guide, Decline Magazine and various web articles
Want more? Visit Lorraine's Blog at http://raceface.com/riders/?author=30
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