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Port Moody, B.C. (CAN) |
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Married to Caryn |
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Mountaineering, Carving |
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Norco |
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The Canadian
Ryan Leech is a world apart in Trialsport.
An exceptional talent on two wheels. How it
is possible that anyone can ride on a
hand-rail narrower than a tire? There is
probably almost no obstacle that Ryan Leech
cannot master. His specialty, jumps from one
track rail to another including a turn, is
fitting to his repertoire. Leech is blessed
with an unique talent and he is a laid back
sportsman too. In a decade-long career, Ryan
Leech has performed in thousands of live and
televised trials shows. Within the sport
however, Ryan is renowned for a relentless
commitment to innovative and progressive
riding. This reputation has been cemented
with his contributions to the most important
mountain bike films of the last ten years:
the Cranked Series, Ride to the Hills, and
The Collective. His 2004 self-produced film
Manifesto is the latest to push the
boundaries of riding farther than ever
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Date of Birth: |
22.02.1976 |
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HK, Tschechische Republik |
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Single |
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Red Bull |
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After winning
most of the Trials National Championships at
the age of 16, he got his first World
Champion title in Junior category in 1992.
For the following season Petr was nominated
by BTIU to join the Elite category. At the
age of seventeen as the youngest Elite rider
ever, he finished in an astounding fourth
place. One year later nobody could stop him
taking the title of the World Champion and
he became the youngest Elite gold medalist
in history. In 1995 he decided to ride
trials on a classic mountain bike, started
co-operating with his first sponsors and
finished fourth at the World Championships
in Master category (MTB). For the next three
years 1996-1998 he moved up to second place
and in the 1999 season Petr became the best
rider of the world MTB trials scene and took
his third World Champion title this time in
the Master category. During the last four
years of cooperation with the Red Bull
energy drink company, he became a fully
professional rider, known particularly for
his extremely precise moves and smooth
dynamic style. He travels around the world
performing his breath taking exhibitions at
the most important sport events and competes
in the Freestyle MTB contests. Petr is often
interviewed in magazines and news, takes
part in photo sessions and he shows his
amazing skills on extreme mountain bike
videos, TV Channels like ORF, DSF, Extreme
channel, Eurosport and ESPN. He also
produced two MTB videos " Gooseneck " and "
Real Night In Prague. " |
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Date of Birth: |
11.06.1983 |
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Enns (AUT) |
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Single |
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Red Bull |
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Thomas Öhler
says that he rides over almost everything
and knows that the art is to stay on the
bike. Skill, strength, concentration,
coordination – that’s trialbiking. A sport,
with high demands and a feast for the eyes.
That this sport can be dangerous, Thomas
Öhler knows far too well. In training, the
20-year old he broke a metarsal in January
2003 and a torn ligament was diagnosed. Once
healthy again, the student from Enns/Austria
made a strong comeback. The vice
Junior-Champion of 2001, he won an
international trial event at Saarbrücken
last season and acheived two third places in
the Worldcup. Öhler continued his success
into 2005, became European Champion and was
twice on the Worldcup podium. For the triple
Austrian champion, creativity and
risk-taking are the most important things in
this sport. |
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