Brandon Semenuk is a
Canadian
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freeride mountain biker
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and
rally racer from
Whistler, British Columbia
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. Semenuk is a three-time Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour Gold Medalist. He is a five-time
Red Bull Joyride
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winner,
X-Games
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Real MTB Gold Medalist (2021), and X-Games Silver medalist (2013) in the Mountain Bike Slopestyle event. He is the 2022
American Rally Association
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presented by Dirtfish National Champion.
Red Bull Rampage
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winner; 2008, 2016, 2019 and 2021 - the 1st person to win Rampage four-times. He is known to be "always emulated, never imitated" and is known as one of the best slopestyle/freeride mountain bikers in history.
Early life and early career
Semenuk grew up in Whistler, British Columbia,
[ where he started out in ]cross-country cycling
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Terrain
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, competing in the BC Cup for the first time at the age of 9. He also competed in Four-Cross early in his career. At the age of 15, while riding his local jumps, Semenuk's talent was spotted by Andrew Shandro. Shortly thereafter, Shandro offered Semenuk a professional contract with Trek
Career
He won silver in Slopestyle at the X-Games
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Munich in 2013. He won the Red Bull Joyride in 2011, and also in 2013, 2014, 2015Travis Pastrana
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. He earned his first professional rally win on 5 October 2020, at the Missouri Show-Me Rally. On 15 October 2022 he became the 2022 American Rally Association presented by Dirtfish National Champion.
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References
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Living people
Canadian mountain bikers
Canadian male cyclists
1991 births
Freeride mountain bikers