Brandon Semenuk


Brandon Semenuk is a Canadian freeride mountain biker from Whistler, British Columbia. Semenuk is a 3-time FMB World Tour Gold Medalist. He is a 2013 Munich X-Games Silver medalist in the Mountain Bike Slopestyle event, a 2008, 2016 and 2019 Red Bull Rampage winner, 2nd person who won rampage three-times. A 5-time Red Bull Joyride winner. He is known to be "always emulated, never imitated." He often does not need to do his second run every time as he nails his first run in competition. He is known as one of the best 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, 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 got spotted by Andrew Shandro.

Career

He won silver in Slopestyle at the X-Games Munich in 2013. He won the Red Bull Joyride in 2011, and also in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017, and is a three-time Redbull Rampage winner, being only the 2nd athlete to accomplish this feat. For the 2015 mountain bike movie unReal, he was filmed in a one shot segment that went viral on the internet.