BRENDAN FAIRCLOUGH

OUR FAVOURITE FREERACER OOZES STYLE

Raised in the same Surrey Hills scene as Olly Wilkins and Ben Deakin (both strong contenders for a spot in this feature), Sam Reynolds and Bernard Kerr, everyone’s favourite ‘freeracer’ hit the ground running with a silver medal at the Junior DH World Champs in Livigno, Italy, in 2005. ‘Brendog’ has been a podium threat ever since, with 24 top-10 finishes at world level. But it’s not just his speed; Brendan’s effortless steeze in video sections and at freeride contests has won him an army of fans. A Rampage regular, he cracked the top-five in 2019 with a backflip on the canyon gap and a flip-tuck no-hander.