Darren Berrecloth
Darren Berrecloth (born October 30, 1981), nicknamed "The Claw",[1] is a professional mountain bike rider from Parksville, British Columbia.
He went pro when he was 20[2] and was a pioneer of Slopestyle;[1][3] in 2005 he placed 2nd in Crankworx Slopestyle in Whistler.[4]
He hosted the Bearclaw Invitational on Mt. Washington until putting it on hiatus after the last competition in 2014,[5] a year when he had many injuries.[1] He broke his back in 2011[6] and had spinal surgery in 2014.[2] As of October 2015[update] he is part of the Canyon Factory Freeride Team.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Kurowski, Kim (January 5, 2015). "What's up with The Claw?! We catch up with freeride pioneer Darren Berrecloth". Red Bull.com.
- ^ a b Miller, Ed (March 12, 2014). "Darren Berrecloth: Getting Back To The Bike: The comeback of a Red Bull mountain biker who's broken nearly every bone in his body". Crave.
- ^ Berard, Mike (September 15, 2015). "Witness the Evolution of the Mountain Bike". Red Bull.com.
- ^ "Crankworx History: 2005 highlights". Crankworx. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Bearclaw Invitational - Postponed until 2016". Pinkbike. July 17, 2015.
- ^ Woodman, Oli (May 6, 2011). "Darren Berrecloth breaks his back: Freeride star set to make a full recovery". BikeRadar.
- ^ "Freerider Darren Berrecloth joins Canyon factory team". Bicycle Retailer. October 13, 2015.