Chris Kovarik (born 1 March 1978,
Dandenong,
Victoria,
Australia), is an Australian professional racing cyclist specialising in
downhill mountain biking and
four cross mountain bike racing. He is a multiple Australian national champion and multiple World Cup winner.
Cycling career
Kovarik started competitive cycling when he was 17 years old and has been a member of the Chain Reaction Cycles/Intense Cycle's MTB Race team [1] since its creation in 2008. Kovarik was joined by fellow Intense rider Finland's
Matti Lehikoinen for the 2010 race season.
In 2004, Kovarik shattered his ankle, broke the tibia on the same leg and spent 4½ months with a metal cage around his leg, leading to 7 months off the bike and missing the 2004 World Cup/Championship season. At the time, doctors had said that he may never ride again, however, he went on to place 5th in the World Championships in
New Zealand in 2005.
In 2008 Kovarik married teammate and fellow downhill mountain Bike rider, Canadian
Claire Buchar.
Chris won the Australian National Downhill Championships in January 2010 at the
SRAM Corporation Australian Mountain Bike Championships in
Adelaide.[2]
2002 - 1st World Cup : Fort William (won by 14 secs)
2002 - Australian National Champ
2001 - Australian National Champ
2000 - Australian National Champ
Past Results
1998
1st DH MTB National Series Round VIC
2nd DH MTB National Series Round NSW
1999
1st DH MTB Norba Series Mammoth Mountain USA
1st DH Norba Series Deer Valley USA
2nd DH MTB World Cup USA
2nd DH Norba Series Mount Snow USA
2nd DH MTB Australian Titles VIC
2nd DH MTB National Series Round VIC
3rd DL MTB Australian Titles NSW
10th DH MTB World Cup USA
2000
1st DH MTB Australian Titles QLD
1st DH MTB Norba Series Round USA
1st DH MTB National Series Round QLD
1st DH MTB National Series Round VIC
2nd DH MTB Norba Series Round USA
3rd DL MTB National Series Round VIC
7th DH MTB World Cup
8th DH MTB World Cup USA
10th DH MTB World Championships ESP
11th DH MTB World Cup CAN
2001
1st DH MTB Australian Titles VIC
1st DH MTB World Cup CAN
1st DH MTB National Series Round VIC
2nd DH MTB World Cup CAN
2nd DH MTB World Cup FRA
3rd DH MTB Norba Series #1 USA
3rd DH MTB Norba Series #3 USA
4th DH MTB World Championships USA
4th DL MTB World Cup CAN
4th DH MTB World Cup #1
5th DH MTB Norba Series 2 USA
2002
1st DH MTB World Cup USA
1st DH MTB World Cup GBR
1st DH MTB World Cup SLO
1st DH MTB Australian Titles NSW
1st DH MTB Championships Series USA
3rd DH MTB World Championships AUT
3rd DH MTB National Points Series GBR
4th National MTB Series USA
5th DH MTB Mercury Sea Otter Classic USA
5th 4X MTB Mercury Sea Otter Classic USA
8th DH MTB World Cup FRA
9th DH MTB World Cup CAN
17th 4X MTB World Championships AUT
2003
1st DH Norba Series #2 USA
2nd DH MTB World Cup FRA
2nd 4X Norba Series #3 USA
4th DH MTB World Championships SUI
5th 4X Norba Series #2 USA
6th DH MTB World Cup GBR
2005
2nd DH MTB World Cup #3 AUT
3rd DH MTB World Cup #6 USA
4th DH MTB World Cup #8 GBR
4th DH MTB World Cup #2 GER
5th DH MTB World Cup #4 CAN
8th DH Australian MTB Championships VIC
9th 4X MTB World Cup #6 USA
11th 4X MTB World Cup #4 CAN
17th DH MTB World Championships ITA
41st DH MTB World Cup #7 ITA
2006
1st DH MTB World Cup #4 CAN
3rd 4X MTB World Cup #4 SCO
3rd Australian DH MTB Championships VIC
5th DH MTB World Championships NZL
5th DH MTB World Cup #3 GER
8th DH MTB World Cup #1 ESP
9th DH MTB World Cup #6 AUT
15th DH MTB World Cup #5 BRA
20th DH MTB World Cup #4 SCO
49th 4X MTB World Cup #1 ESP
2007
7th 4X MTB World Cup #4 AUT
23rd DH MTB World Cup #4 AUT
38th DH MTB World Cup #1 ESP
86th DH MTB World Championships GBR
2008
6th MTB World Cup DH #2 Andorra
12th DH MTB World Championships ITA
References
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link) Reaction Cycles/Intense Cycle's MTB Race team