Darren Berrecloth (born October 30, 1981), nicknamed "The Claw",
is a professional
freeride 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 ...
rider.
Born in Parksville, British Columbia, Canadian Darren Berrecloth is famous not only for his success in competitions, but also as one of the pioneers to the sport of freeride. He exploded onto the freeride scene with a third-placed finish at the 2002 Red Bull Rampage, and has been one of the leading riders in the world ever since.
Career
He went pro when he was 20, in 2001 he even competed in Dirt BMX
Gravity Games
The Gravity Games was a multi-sport competition originating in Providence, Rhode Island that was broken down into Winter and Summer adaptations. The competition featured a variety of extreme sports such as aggressive inline skating, skateboardi ...
placing 8th overall.
and would become a pioneer of Slopestyle;
[ in 2005 he placed 2nd in Crankworx Slopestyle in Whistler.
In 2010, he placed third receiving bronze in ]Red Bull Rampage
The Red Bull Rampage is an invitation-only freeride mountain bike competition held near Zion National Park in Virgin, Utah, United States, just to the north of Gooseberry Mesa. From 2001 till 2004, it was held off the Kolob Terrace Road, on the ...
.
In 2013, X Games Munich had its first Slopestyle Mountain Bike event. Darren would place 5th out of the initial 16 riders in prequalifiers round. In the finals he placed 4th overall.
He hosted the Bearclaw Invitational on Mt. Washington until putting it on hiatus after the last competition in 2014, a year when he had many injuries.[ He broke his back in 2011 and had spinal surgery in 2014.][ he is part of the Canyon Factory Freeride Team.]
References
External links
Official website
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Living people
1981 births
Canadian mountain bikers
Canadian male cyclists
People from Parksville, British Columbia
Place of birth missing (living people)
Sportspeople from British Columbia
Freeride mountain bikers