Darcy Turenne
- Date of Birth: March 22, 1984
- Hometown: Vancouver Island, BC Canada
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Career Highlights:
- Winner of the "Best Style" award at Slope Sistair II
- Mastering my moto-whips!
- 2x National Team Downhill Mtb Team Member
- Canada Cup downhill champion
- 2 top 10 World Championship placings
- 2009: Cover shots on Bike and Mountain Bike Magazines
- 2009: 2nd Slopesistair Freeride Comp Best Trick
Bio
Darcy Turenne has a personality that matches her energetic, creative style on the bike she rides. Darcy was born to ride the hills where she grew up. She has loved the outdoors since a small child, which ultimately developed into her profession, basing her office in Vancouver, Canada. With an endless imagination and a strong conviction, Darcy has taken traditional mountain biking and put a twist in it, an urban style. She is just as comfortable jibbing the streets of Vancouver as she is in her backyard woods.
Q&A
- 5 ITEMS I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT Family, mountains, my piano, cookies, BMX
- IF YOU COULD BE SOMEONE FAMOUS, WHO WOULD YOU BE? I'd be me only famous
- FAVORITE BANDS: Metric, RJD2, The Cure, Fleetwood Mac, Arcade Fire, Ratatat, Justice vs. Simian, The Kooks...it goes on FILMS: Little Miss Sunshine, An Inconvenient Truth, Napoleon Dynamite BOOKS: The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman TV SHOWS: The show I host - Ride Guide! Just kidding. There's a TV series from the 70s called "Connections" that I'm addicted to right now. DRINK: Fresh squeezed organic juice
- YEARS AS A PROFESSIONAL 3
- NUMBER OF YEARS PARTICIPATING IN YOUR SPORT 8
- WHO / WHAT INSPIRES YOU? People who live life to its fullest and the rush you get after you do something scary
- WHAT MOVE / TRICK OR YOU WORKING ON? 360s and supermans...and going really big!
- ANY LAST WORDS? Thanks to everyone who has ever supported me on all my crazy ideas and adventures
- WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SONGS CURRENTLY LOADED ONTO YOUR THUMP? What Thump?
- TO ME, OAKLEY IS A second mom, the best wardrobe a girl could ask for, a crew of awesome friends, and a wild and crazy travel companion.
- WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU THAN MOUNTAIN BIKING? Family and friends of course! Food, air, and water are up there too.
- PARTY ANIMAL or MELLOW TV ON THE COUCH? I go both extremes...usually one ends up leading to the other
- IF YOU COULD BE SOMEONE FAMOUS, WHO WOULD YOU BE? Family, mountains, my piano, cookies, BMX
- DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SPECIAL TALENTS (MUSIC/WRITE/DRAW/PAINT)? I can get pretty crazy on a dance floor, I write music, and can eat more than the average 200 pound man.
- WHEN DID YOU START YOUR SPORT? Started XC racing when I was 14, then DH at 17, then freeride at 21
- IF YOU WERE NOT A PRO MOUNTAIN BIKER YOU WOULD BE? Pro skier, musician, or a full time crazy environmental activist
