Rob Warner may refer to:

• Rob Warner (footballer) (born 1977), English soccer player
• Rob Warner (mountain biker) (born 1970), English mountain biker, motocross rider and TV presenter

See also[link]

• Robert Warner (disambiguation)

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Steve Peat

Steve Peat at Fort William World Cup 2004
Personal information
Full name	Steve Peat
Nickname	Peaty, Sheffield Steel
Born	(1974-06-17) June 17, 1974 (age 38) England  United Kingdom
Height	6'3"
Weight	14 stone
Team information
Current team	Steve Peat Syndicate
Discipline	MTB
Role	Rider
Rider type	DH and 4X
Professional team(s)
1995 Mid 1990s Late 1990s 2002–2005 2006 –	Saracen Team MBUK GT Bikes Orange Bikes Santa Cruz Syndicate
Major wins
GBR DH National Champion (8 Wins) EUR DH European Champion (3 Wins) UCI DH World Cup (17 Wins) UCI DH World Cup Overall (3 Wins) UCI DH World Champion (1 Win)
Medal record Competitor for  United Kingdom Mountain Bike World Championships Silver 2000 Sierra Nevada Downhill Silver 2001 Vail Downhill Silver 2002 Kaprun Downhill Silver 2008 Val Di Sol Downhill
Infobox last updated on 19 May 2009

Steve Peat (born 17 June 1974 in Chapeltown, South Yorkshire), nicknamed "Sheffield Steel" or more commonly just plain "Peaty", is a professional downhill mountain biker who was born and lives in Chapeltown, Sheffield, England. Prior to his career as a professional downhill cyclist Peat was employed as a plumber by James Lamb. He is married to Adele Croxon and has two sons, Jake and George Peat.

Peat began his career with little success riding for the Saracen team alongside Rob Warner, before moving in the mid 90s to Team MBUK. He rode for GT Bicycles in the late 90s and for the Orange team between 2002 and 2005, winning the Fort William downhill world cup round in 2005. He then joined the Santa Cruz Syndicate team for the 2006 season, which saw him finish 1st overall, and has continued with it since.

As last man down the hill, Peat won^[1] the La Bresse downhill world cup round 2 on May 10, 2009 with a time of 02:07.14 knocking Sam Hill out of the hot seat for his 16th world cup round win, tying at the top of the all-time leader-board with Nicolas Vouilloz. Just one week later on May 17, 2009, at the third round of the UCI World Cup in Vallnord, Peat won again^[2] (besting compatriot Gee Atherton by just 0.02 seconds) making him the most successful downhill mountain bike racer ever by number of wins.

Other successes include placing second in the Mountain Bike World Championships in 2000, 2001, 2002 and again in 2008 and becoming World Cup champion in 2002, 2004 and 2006. He has also won the Lisboa Downhill, held in Lisbon, Portugal, eight times. On September 6, 2009, Peat won the World Championships in Canberra for the first time in his career, with a winning time of 2:30.33, just 0.05 seconds ahead of his Santa Cruz team mate Greg Minnaar.

Aside from his professional riding career, Peat has other involvements with the sport, including contributing to the design and manufacture of specialist riding clothing made by Royal Racing of which he is part owner.^[3] Peat also has involvements with young cyclist academies, and is a proponent of youth involvement in the sport.

Following his recent world champ status he has released his own game 'Steve Peat - Downhill Mountain Biking' for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Palmarès (Incomplete)[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Steve Peat - official site
• Steve Peat profile at Cycling Archives
• Twitter
• TwitPic (photos)

Shaun Palmer (born November 14, 1968) is an American professional snowboarder, skier, mountain biker, and motocross rider. "Palm Daddy" is known as one of the forefathers of extreme sports.

Early life[link]

Shaun Palmer ("Napalm") was born in South Lake Tahoe, California on November 14, 1968.

From a young age, Shaun maintained a strong interest in all things fast. His mother told People Magazine in 1999 "Whether it was on wheels or on a board, it had to be superfast—he had no fear. I remember once when he was 13, I had grounded him. Well, he jumped out of his second-floor bedroom window, got on his bike and took off. He was like that—always pushing the limits." ^[1]

While Palmer showed potential in both skiing and baseball, Shaun grew enamored with the still-infant sport of snowboarding. At the age of 12, Shaun built his own snowboard.

Snowboarding career[link]

Palmer taught himself to snowboard, as he was never formally schooled in the sport. In an interview with People Magazine, Palmer stated: "I didn't watch tapes or study other guys—I just figured out what felt right." Just three years after building his own board, Palmer dropped out of high school to become a professional snowboarder.^[1]

Throughout his snowboarding career, Palmer received various accolades, including USA Today's World's Greatest Athlete, Details Magazine's Athlete of the Year in 1998, and the NEA Extreme Athlete of the Year in 2000.^[2] In February 2001, Shaun Palmer was awarded the ESPY Awards' Action Sports Athlete of the Year.^[3]

In 2006, Palmer earned himself a spot on the 2006 U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team. Palmer was a long shot, qualifying for the team after an 11th-hour World Cup podium finish in Bad Gastein, Austria, just one month before the 2006 Winter Olympics.^[4] Unfortunately, Palmer tore his Achilles heel just two weeks later, rendering him unable to represent the United States.^[5]

In 2010, Shaun Palmer was left off the 2010 U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team. Palmer had sought to fill the last spot on the 18-member squad, but was bumped in favor of Nick Baumgartner.^[6] Shaun would have been the oldest man to qualify for the Winter Olympics in history.^[4]

Palmer Snowboards[link]

Palmer began Palmer Snowboards in 1995, as an offshoot of one of the most popular names in extreme sports. Palmer currently acts as CEO of Palmer Snowboards.^[1]

Mountain biking[link]

In 1995, Palmer took up the sport of mountain biking, spending time around some of the sport's foremost authorities. Just one year later, Shaun began competing in the professional mountain biking circuit. Palmer shocked the mountain biking world by proving to be a more than worthy competitor. Shaun placed seventh in downhill at the second 1996 World Cup event of the year, before finishing second in downhill at the 1996 NORBA Championships, missing the top spot by just .15 seconds.^[3] The event drained Palmer so completely that he could hardly speak after placing.^[1]

By the end of the biking season, Palmer was number five in the World Cup rankings and seventh in the NORBA National Championship Series.^[1] Palmer's debut year landed him a $300,000 annual contract with Mountain Dew Specialized Bicycles team, making Palmer the highest-paid mountain biker in the world.^[7]

In the 1999 Mountain biking season, Palmer won the NORBA downhill championship.^[4]

Motocross[link]

Palmer is a professional motocross racer. Palmer claims that motorcross is his favorite sport, dubbing it "the best sport in the world." ^[2]

In 2003, Shaun began his professional motocross career racing on the Supercross Tour. Palmer qualified for the tour on his first 125cc Supercross main event, an almost unheard of feat.^[3]

Other achievements[link]

Between the snowboarding and mountain biking seasons, Palmer took up two new sports, reaching similar levels of success.

In 1998, Palmer won the Toyota Celebrity Grand Prix auto race.^[3] His interest in auto racing continued, winning the Pike's Peak Hill Climb auto race in 2000 as well as the Jeep King of the Mountain championship in 2008.^[4]

In 2001, Palmer went head to head with the world's best professional skiers, winning the Skier cross event at the 2001 Winter X Games, as well as the Skier cross gold at the Gravity Games of the same year.

Personal life[link]

Throughout the 90's, Palmer was the lead singer of a punk band called Fungus.^[8]

Palmer teamed up with Activision, publishers of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, to create Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder for the PlayStation in 2001.

Palmer has suffered from admitted problems with both alcohol and drug addiction.

He has a daughter named Melanie and a small son.

References[link]

See also[link]

• List of professional snowboarders

Hannes Arch
Born	(1967-09-22) September 22, 1967 (age 44)
Nationality	Austria
Racing career
First race	2007
Best position	1st (2008)
Aircraft	Zivko Edge 540
Website
hannesarch.com

Hannes Arch (born September 22, 1967) is an Austrian pilot, who competed in the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series season following a round of qualification held in Phoenix, Arizona, United States during October 2006.^[1] He joins 13 other pilots, 2 of them also receiving entry after the Arizona qualifying. Arch won the World Championship in the 2008 season.^[2]

Hannes Arch at the Red Bull Air Race World Series
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Points	Wins	Rank
2007	DNQ	4th	10th	11th	CAN	12th	11th	10th	12th	10th	CAN	9th	3	0	10th
2008	2nd	4th	3rd	CAN	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	CAN	3rd			61	2	1st
2009	1st	3rd	2nd	4th	2nd	4th							60	1	2nd
2010	11th	1st	1st	1st	4th	1st	CAN	POR					60	4	2nd

Legend:

• CAN: Cancelled
• DNP: Did not participate
• DNQ: Did not qualify
• DNS: Did not show
• DQ: Disqualified
• NC: Not classified

See also[link]

• Competition aerobatics

References[link]

External links[link]

• Air-races.com profile
• Aerobatics website with Hannes Arch videos
• Red Bull Air Race World Series official website

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