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'''Brandon Semenuk''' (born February 2, 1991) is a professional [[mountain bike]] rider from [[Whistler, British Columbia]]. |
'''Brandon Semenuk''' (born February 2, 1991) is a professional [[mountain bike]] rider from [[Whistler, British Columbia]]. |
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He won red bull joyride 4 times |
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He won the Red Bull Joyride in its inaugural year of 2011,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://extreme.com/mountainbike/1016400/kokanee-crankworx-2011-red-bull-joyride-replay |title=Kokanee Crankworx 2011 Red Bull Joyride - Replay |website=Extreme.com |accessdate=January 13, 2016}}</ref> and also in 2013,<ref>{{cite news |first=Brice |last=Minnigh |url=http://www.bikemag.com/news/gallery-2013-crankworx-red-bull-joyride-recap |title=Gallery: 2013 Crankworx Red Bull Joyride Recap: Brandon Semenuk triumphs in dramatic do-or-die dual for the title |newspaper=Bike |date=August 18, 2013 }}</ref> 2014,<ref>{{cite news |first=Brice |last=Minnigh |url=http://www.bikemag.com/news/brandon-semenuk-history-2014-red-bull-joyride |newspaper=Bike |title=Video and Photos: 2014 Red Bull Joyride highlights: Brandon Semenuk throws down the first-ever Joyride hat trick |date=August 16, 2014 }}</ref> and 2015.<ref>{{cite web |first=Seetoh |last=Lang |url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/bike/stories/1331741819325/joyride-2015-first-place-run |title=Watch Semenuk’s Winning Run at Red Bull Joyride: Brandon Semenuk conquers the pressure in style at Red Bull Joyride at Crankworx Whistler |website=Redbull.com |date=August 17, 2015 }}</ref><ref name=Sun>{{cite news |first=Gary |last=Kingston |url=http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/brandon+semenuk+digs+winning+joyride+whistler+bone+yard/11294701/story.html|title=Brandon Semenuk digs up winning Joyride in Whistler's Bone Yard|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|date=August 16, 2015 }}</ref> For the 2015 mountain bike movie ''unReal'', he was filmed in an unbroken segment that went [[Viral video|viral]] on the internet.<ref>{{cite news |first=Brion |last=O'Connor |url=http://www.si.com/edge/2015/08/12/mountain-biking-brandon-semenuk-unreal-teton-gravity-research-anthill-films |title=Mountain biker Brandon Semenuk’s unReal video: Long shot pays off |newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=August 13, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/70569061/Mountain-biker-Brandon-Semenuks-unreal-ride-captured-in-one-shot |title=Mountain biker Brandon Semenuk's unreal ride captured in one shot |website=Stuff.co.nz |date=July 27, 2015 }}</ref> |
He won the Red Bull Joyride in its inaugural year of 2011,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://extreme.com/mountainbike/1016400/kokanee-crankworx-2011-red-bull-joyride-replay |title=Kokanee Crankworx 2011 Red Bull Joyride - Replay |website=Extreme.com |accessdate=January 13, 2016}}</ref> and also in 2013,<ref>{{cite news |first=Brice |last=Minnigh |url=http://www.bikemag.com/news/gallery-2013-crankworx-red-bull-joyride-recap |title=Gallery: 2013 Crankworx Red Bull Joyride Recap: Brandon Semenuk triumphs in dramatic do-or-die dual for the title |newspaper=Bike |date=August 18, 2013 }}</ref> 2014,<ref>{{cite news |first=Brice |last=Minnigh |url=http://www.bikemag.com/news/brandon-semenuk-history-2014-red-bull-joyride |newspaper=Bike |title=Video and Photos: 2014 Red Bull Joyride highlights: Brandon Semenuk throws down the first-ever Joyride hat trick |date=August 16, 2014 }}</ref> and 2015.<ref>{{cite web |first=Seetoh |last=Lang |url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/bike/stories/1331741819325/joyride-2015-first-place-run |title=Watch Semenuk’s Winning Run at Red Bull Joyride: Brandon Semenuk conquers the pressure in style at Red Bull Joyride at Crankworx Whistler |website=Redbull.com |date=August 17, 2015 }}</ref><ref name=Sun>{{cite news |first=Gary |last=Kingston |url=http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/brandon+semenuk+digs+winning+joyride+whistler+bone+yard/11294701/story.html|title=Brandon Semenuk digs up winning Joyride in Whistler's Bone Yard|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|date=August 16, 2015 }}</ref> For the 2015 mountain bike movie ''unReal'', he was filmed in an unbroken segment that went [[Viral video|viral]] on the internet.<ref>{{cite news |first=Brion |last=O'Connor |url=http://www.si.com/edge/2015/08/12/mountain-biking-brandon-semenuk-unreal-teton-gravity-research-anthill-films |title=Mountain biker Brandon Semenuk’s unReal video: Long shot pays off |newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=August 13, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/70569061/Mountain-biker-Brandon-Semenuks-unreal-ride-captured-in-one-shot |title=Mountain biker Brandon Semenuk's unreal ride captured in one shot |website=Stuff.co.nz |date=July 27, 2015 }}</ref> |
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Brandon Semenuk (born February 2, 1991) is a professional mountain bike rider from Whistler, British Columbia. He won red bull joyride 4 times 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
- ^ "Kokanee Crankworx 2011 Red Bull Joyride - Replay". Extreme.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Minnigh, Brice (August 16, 2014). "Video and Photos: 2014 Red Bull Joyride highlights: Brandon Semenuk throws down the first-ever Joyride hat trick". Bike.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Kingston, Gary (August 16, 2015). "Brandon Semenuk digs up winning Joyride in Whistler's Bone Yard". The Vancouver Sun.
- ^ O'Connor, Brion (August 13, 2015). "Mountain biker Brandon Semenuk's unReal video: Long shot pays off". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Mountain biker Brandon Semenuk's unreal ride captured in one shot". Stuff.co.nz. July 27, 2015.
- ^ Kemp, Seb (February 2012). "Brandon Semenuk: Where did the robot from the future come from?". Dirt.