Sam Pilgrim

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Sam Pilgrim
Personal information
Born (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 33)
Colchester, Essex, England
Team information
Current team Canyon
Discipline Slopestyle mountain bikes, dirt jumping
RoleFreestyle
Rider typeSlopestyle, dirt, freeride

Sam Pilgrim (born 4 June 1990) is a professional freeride mountain biker. Known for his missing tooth and his unique style of tricks, he has gained international fame with his YouTube channel exposure under his name Sam Pilgrim in which he makes videos documenting his extreme stunts on various courses around the world. He was an FMB World Tour overall winner in 2013, becoming the first European athlete to win the competition since its establishment in 2010. [1]

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Early life

Pilgrim was born in Colchester, Essex, England and began riding mountain bikes at the age of 9 and quickly won his first competition the Filthy 48. In 2007, he competed in his first international competition season, and at only 17 years old, he quickly became a fan favorite winning his first major competition at King of Dirt in Austria. [2]

Sponsors

He is sponsored by Canyon, Motul, GoPro, Swatch, TSG, Continental, Halo Wheels, and Ergon. [3]

Achievement

Pilgrim has won dozens of FMB competitions such as Red Bull District Ride in 2011, competing in Dew Tour, various Crankworx events, and the X-Games. He placed 3rd overall in 2011 in the FMB World Tour. He placed 5th overall in 2012 in the FMB World Tour Rankings and 6th overall in 2010. [4]

FMB World Tour Champion 2013


Sam Pilgrim has a Youtube channel with 2 million subscribers which has really kicked off his career.

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References

  1. "Watch Sam Pilgrim crown 'Ventnor - The place to urban downhill', as professional mountain bikers ride the steps". Isle of Wight News from OnTheWight. 2 November 2020.
  2. "Sam Pilgrim".
  3. "Sam Pilgrim's official X Games athlete biography".
  4. "Sam Pilgrim". fmbworldtour.