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Andrew Shandro (born May 20, 1971) is a professional
mountain bike A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling. Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, which ...
r. Shandro has starred in many films and featured in mountain bike magazines worldwide. The majority of Shandro's pictures are taken by his close friend Sterling Lorence. Andrew was born and raised on the North Shore, British Columbia. He is a competitive individual, and enjoys spending time with his kids.


Career

Shandro began as a downhill racer. Eventually he decided to make a career of mountain biking and began starring in movies Making of Whistler segment #6 of WN Presents
Accessed April 10, 2011 and pushing the limits of mountain biking. Shandro is one of the older riders, but remains one of the most respected. Shandro runs summer mountain biking camps where campers can receive coaching from world class mountain bikers.Summer Gravity Camps Coach Bios
/ref> Shandro often rides at
Whistler-Blackcomb Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America and has the greatest uphill lift capacity. It features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving between ...
. His accomplishments include the following. * Two Time World Cup Winner Downhill Mountain Bike * Four Time Canadian National Champion Downhill MTB * X-Games Gold Medalist Bikercross * North American Champion Downhill MTB * Multiple Podium and top Ten finisher US National Events * Designed the Bikercross course for K2 Pro Event featured on ESPN * Designed the World Cup Downhill course for Silver Star Mountain 1994


Sponsors

Shandro's sponsors include:
Helly Hansen Helly Hansen (HH) is a Norwegian manufacturer and retailer of clothing and sports equipment and a subsidiary of the Canadian retail chain Canadian Tire. Currently headquartered in Oslo, it was previously headquartered in Moss, Norway from its fou ...
;
Trek Bicycle Corporation Trek Bicycle Corporation is a bicycle and cycling product manufacturer and distributor under brand names Trek, Electra Bicycle Company, Bontrager, and Diamant Bikes. The company has previously manufactured bikes under the Gary Fisher, LeMond Rac ...
;
Shimano , originally and later , is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company for cycling components, fishing tackles and rowing equipment, who also produced golf supplies until 2005 and snowboarding gear until 2008. Named after founder Shozaburo ...
; Bontrager; Dakine; Sombrio; Bean Around The World;
Whistler Blackcomb Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America and has the greatest uphill lift capacity. It features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving between ...
; Fox Racing Shox; Smith; Nike 6.0; and Giro.


References


External links


WN Presents Andrew Shandro, Fourteen Video Clips
Many of these clips are ads for brakes, etc. Accessed April 10, 2011 {{DEFAULTSORT:Shandro, Andrew Canadian male cyclists Downhill mountain bikers Living people 1971 births Freeride mountain bikers Canadian mountain bikers