Claire

Growing up surrounded by the beautiful North Shore mountains probably had something to do with Claire’s love for racing and riding mountain bikes. That and her desire to be a champion, her drive to achieve, progress, compete, learn and grow.

To Claire, riding bikes is an outlet for expressing style and energy, a challenge and an adventure every day. She also just likes being out in the forest.

Based out of Whistler, Claire is a World Championship Bronze Medalist, 2 time Canadian National Champion, 11 time Canadian National Team Member and has been to all corners of the globe racing, riding and adventuring on her bike. Now married to Aussie DH star, Chris Kovarik, she gets to spend some of the cold winter months on the tropical coast of Queensland.

In 2011, Claire and Chris began Kovarik Racing. It is an entity from which they can give back and offer all aspects of their trade: racing, coaching, rider development and being great ambassadors of their sport.

Claire also keeps herself busy as a Graphic Designer at www.clairebuchar.com and with her many other interests such as art, yoga, tea, snowboarding, beach or lake and hangin’ with friends.

Claire successfully represents herself and her sponsors through her talent, personality, media, coaching and results.

CURRENT SPONSORS:

Kovarik Racing: Intense Cycles, Unit Clothing, NukeProof, For The Riders, Fox Racing Shox, Smith Optics, Five Ten, e13, Giro, NSDynamics, Evolution, PerformX, Podium Lube.

Personal: Maxxis.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

World Championships Bronze Medalist 2011
Canadian National Champion 2011
11 time Canadian National Team member
Top 10 World Cup Racer
Featured in Strength In Numbers by Anthill Films
Deep Summer Photo Challenge at Crankworx, Team Ian Hylands, 2012
Quarterly Column in Wideopen Magazine
Coach with Kovarik Racing, Zep Techniques, Bike Techniques, Summer Gravity Camps, Fluidride, WORCA, See Jane Jump Fest and more…
7th Overall World Cup Series 2010
World Cup Podium, round 1 South Africa 2009
Canadian National Champion 2009
Winner of Womenzworx and the Gala at Crankworx 2009
Cycling BC Female Cyclist of the Year 2009
Cover of Bicycling South Africa April 2009
Voted one of the “26 Most Influential People in Mountain Biking”, Decline Magazine January 2008
Cover of Mountain Bike Magazine USA June 2008
Involved in Ad Campaigns for SombrioGirl, Maxxis, CrankBrothers, SummerGravityCamps, Solosports, Chain Reaction Cycles, ZEP Techniques
Countless photos, articles, interviews and film parts in various media publications