Claire Buchar (Whistler, Canada), also known as Claire Kovarik, is a professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill mountain biking. Buchar races on the UCI World Cup circuit and is a multiple Canadian national champion in her profession and is a multiple World Cup medalist.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Whistler, Canada |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Kovarik Racing |
| Discipline | MTB |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | DH |
| Professional team | |
| 2009– | ChainReactionCycles/Intense |
| Major wins | |
 CAN DH National Champion (2 Wins) | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's cycling | ||
| Representing Canada
| ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2011 Champery | Downhill |
Buchar started competitive cycling when she was 20 years old and placed 2nd in her first National race.[citation needed]
Buchar has been a member of the Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense Cycles' MTB Race team since 2009.[1] She has been a member of the Canadian National Downhill team since 2000 and studies graphic design part-time when she's not racing. She finished in 6th place[2] in the 2009 National Championships in Canberra, Australia and more recently finished in first place in the Australian National Downhill Championships.[3]
In 2008 Buchar married teammate and fellow downhill mountain Bike rider, Australian Chris Kovarik.[4]
Career highlights
editMedia and accomplishments
edit- Canadian National Team member
- World Cup Podium, round 1 South Africa 2009[5]
- Top 10 World Cup racer[5]
- Canadian National Champion 2009[5]
- Winner of Womenzworx and the Gala at Crankworx 2009[6]
- Nominated for International Cyclist of the Year 2009
- Cover of Bicycling South Africa April 2009
- Voted one of the "26 Most Influential People in Mountain Biking", Decline Magazine January 2008
- Cover of Mountain Bike Magazine USA June 2008
Racing & competition
edit
2009 Canadian National Champion[7]- 2009 World Cup Series, 9th Overall[7]
- 2009 World Cup Peitermaritzburg South Africa 5th[7]
- 2009 World Cup Ft Bill Scotland 8th[7]
- 2009 World Cup Maribor Slovenia 10th[7]
- 2009 World Cup Bromont Quebec 7th[7]
- 2009 World Cup Finals Scladming Austria 8th[7]
- 2009 World Championships Canberra Australia 6th[7]
- 2009 Sprint Avalanche Cup Alp Duez France 2nd
- 2009 Megavalanche Alp Duez France 9th
- 2009 Wheels of Speed Willingen Germany 1st
- 2009 Womenzworx freeride comp Whistler Canada 1st
- 2009 The Gala slopestyle comp Whistler Canada 1st
- 2008 World Cup Series, 8th Overall
- 2008 World Cup MSA Canada 6th
- 2008 World Cup Bromont Canada 6th
- 2008 World Cup Finals Schladming Austria 9th
- 2008 the Gala, all women's freeride event at Crankworx 3rd[8]
- 2007 the Gala, all women's freeride event at Crankworx 1st
- 2006 World Cup Vigo Spain 10th
- 2006, 2007, 2008 -3 time winner- RedBull Mt Seven Psychosis, Golden Canada
References
edit- ^ Graves, Peter (14 March 2010). "Mountain bike World Cup returns to UK, America". Universal Sports. NBC. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ SUN WIRE SERVICES (7 September 2009). "Sports Sunflashes". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ "Husband and wife team victorious in downhill / Kovarik, Buchar fly to downhill wins in Canberra". Cycling News. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ http://www.dropmachine.com/News/chris-kovarik-and-claire-buchar-get-married-a501.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.crankworx.com/whistler09/media/press-releases/83[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "UCI Results – Mountain Bike 2010". Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ http://www.crankworx.com/results-2008/results.php?event=womenz[permanent dead link]