Andreu Lacondeguy is a Freeride

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Freestyle motocross Freestyle motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts. The two main types of freestyle events are: *Big air (also known as "best trick"), in whi ...

athlete from

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, born 12 January 1989. He is a 2013 Munich

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bronze medalist in the Mountain Bike Slopestyle event and a

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Winner in 2014.

Personal

Andreu Lacondeguy grew up in

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, near Barcelona, and began Four-Cross racing at the age of 10 and became regional champion; he then moved to BMX and

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racing, and won a contract with Team Maxxis when he was 15. He and his brother Lluís, who is also a professional mountain bike racer, hone their skills in California. Andreau has also competed in

Freestyle Motocross Freestyle motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts. The two main types of freestyle events are: *Big air (also known as "best trick"), in whi ...

himself and often takes his FMX experience and tricks to the Freeride Mountain Bike world. He has "Love Dirt" tattooed on his fingers.

Career

In 2008 he won

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Whistler and also became one of the first to land a double backflip on a mountain bike in competition; he was the first to land a backflip from a snow-covered big air ramp. In 2012 he won the Red Bull Berg Line event in

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, In 2013 Lacondeguy earned a Bronze medal in the Munich

Slopestyle event, and in 2014 he won the

. He came second in 2015 and 2018. He also placed Fourth in 2010, 2012, and 2013, just shy of the podium. In 2015, he and

Kurt Sorge Kurt Sorge is a freeride mountain biker from Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, born on 28 November 1988. Career His major results include first place in the 2012, 2015, and 2017 Red Bull Rampage in Virgin, Utah, and placed second in 2008 and ...

Graham Aggasiz Graham Agassiz (born 8 January 1990) is a Canadian freeride mountain biker from Kamloops, British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Ro ...

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, Makken Haugen and

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launched the Fest series of one-week invitational Freeride meets at locations all around the world. In 2013, Farm Jam Festival he would win the MTB "Dirt Jam" contest. He, would compete in both the FMX and BMX Dirt contest; being the first to ever compete in all three events.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lacondeguy, Andreu Living people Cyclists from Barcelona 1989 births Sportspeople from Barcelona Spanish male cyclists Freeride mountain bikers Freestyle motocross riders