Claire Buchar (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.[citation needed]
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]
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
Referencesedit
^ Graves, Peter (14 March 2010). "Mountain bike World Cup returns to UK, America". Universal Sports. NBC. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
^ SUN WIRE SERVICES (7 September 2009). "Sports Sunflashes". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
^"Husband and wife team victorious in downhill / Kovarik, Buchar fly to downhill wins in Canberra". Cycling News. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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