Claire Buchar

Claire Buchar
Personal information
Born (1978-04-26) 26 April 1978
Whistler, Canada
Team information
Current team Kovarik Racing
Discipline MTB
Role Rider
Rider type DH
Professional team(s)
2009– ChainReactionCycles/Intense
Major wins
Canada CAN DH National Champion (2 Wins)
Claire Buchar
Medal record
Women's Cycling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
2011 Champery Downhill

Claire Buchar (born 26 April 1978, in 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.

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]

Career highlights

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