Claire Buchar
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 April 1978 Whistler, Canada |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Kovarik Racing |
| Discipline | MTB |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | DH |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2009– | ChainReactionCycles/Intense |
| Major wins | |
 CAN DH National Champion (2 Wins) | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Cycling | ||
| Representing Canada
| ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2011 Champery | Downhill |
Claire Buchar (born 26 April 1978, in 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.
Buchar started competitive cycling when she was 20 years old and placed 2nd in her first National race.
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
Media and accomplishments
- 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
- 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
- ↑ Graves, Peter (2010-03-14). "Mountain bike World Cup returns to UK, America". Universal Sports. NBC. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ↑ SUN WIRE SERVICES (2009-09-07). "Sports Sunflashes". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/australian-mountain-bike-national-series-canberra-2/downhill/results
- ↑ http://www.dropmachine.com/News/chris-kovarik-and-claire-buchar-get-married-a501.html
- 1 2 3 http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTUyMTM&LangId=1
- ↑ http://www.crankworx.com/whistler09/media/press-releases/83
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "UCI Results – Mountain Bike 2010". Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ↑ http://www.crankworx.com/results-2008/results.php?event=womenz