Sam Pilgrim

Sam Pilgrim
Personal information
Born (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 36)
Colchester, Essex, England
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamCanyon
DisciplinesSlopestyle mountain bikes, dirt jumping
RoleFreestyle
Rider typeSlopestyle, dirt, freeride

Sam Pilgrim (born 4 June 1990) is a professional freeride mountain biker who also makes YouTube videos. He was an FMB World Tour overall winner in 2013, becoming the first European athlete to win the competition since its establishment in 2010.

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.

Sponsors

He is sponsored by Canyon, Motul, GoPro, Swatch, TSG, Halo Wheels, Aertime and Ergon.

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.

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". fmbworldtour.