Birthday: Mar 22, 1984
Discipline: Ride Guide Host, BMX, Slopestyle, Downhill
Website: hellodarcy.com
Sponsors: Oakley, Dakine, Shimano
Discipline: Ride Guide Host, BMX, Slopestyle, Downhill
Website: hellodarcy.com
Sponsors: Oakley, Dakine, Shimano
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Darcy Turenne
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Rider Bio
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I’m a freerider from Vancouver Island and I’ve been fortunate enough to travel the world with my bike in tow (well, sometimes the bike tows me around) for the past couple of years. Fast, flowy trails are my Achilles’ heal and I can’t seem to get enough these days. In addition to riding, I love skiing, surfing, and filmmaking. I recently completed my master’s degree in international communications and finished a documentary about female action sport athletes in Indonesia that has led me to several more exciting film opportunities. In order to spread the bike love to the women’s community, I created the See Jane Jump women’s mountain bike festival, which is always the highlight of my season.
What has been your best riding experience so far? Any career highlights?
There are so many! Riding in Bolivia last year was really powerful because we were in some of the most remote (and highest, 16000 feet!) regions I have ever been to. I always love riding in Maui with good friends and the obligatory post-ride surf. I think one of my career highlights was being the first woman ever to dirt jump in Israel in front of a massive crowd of people along the shore of the Dead Sea. Also, getting the cover of BIKE magazine was a huge highlight. Being on the cover of BIKE is something every pro rider aspires to do and I feel pretty fortunate for that one!
Where is your favorite place to ride, and what bike would you take?
This answer changes daily, but right now I’d say Black Rock, Oregon and I’d bring my Vixa.
What is your favorite thing to do on a bike?
Ride it.
What is your first memory of riding? What first got you into riding?
My first memory of riding is from camping as a kid and my dad taking some friends and me on a trail ride to get to the beach. I talked about that trail ride for months as if it was the most amazing thing I had ever done. What really got me into mountain biking though, was my grade 8 teacher starting an all-girls mountain bike club at my junior high. I joined and was immediately hooked.
When you’re not biking what are you usually doing?
Skiing, surfing, filming, editing, scheming about films I want to make, decorating my house, cooking, planning where to travel to next.
What are your goals for the next year or so?
Next year I really want to do some multi-day all mountain trips on my Sight Forma and shoot some epic photos and videos in the process. Also, I look forward to building See Jane Jump fest and growing the women’s contingency of the sport. My major goal is to stay healthy and properly rehab my ankle after a recent surgery that I had on it.
What song on your iPod gets you pumped to ride right now?
“When I’m Small” by Phantogram What would your perfect day look like?
Eat a big healthy breakfast, ride Black Rock, Oregon, eat a big healthy lunch with friends, be teleported to Japan (in the winter) to ski some pillow lines, then be teleported to Bali for a sunset surf. Finish off the day with a barbeque on the beach with all my best friends and family and listen to really good live music. Oh, and I’d read a good book somewhere in there too.
I’m a freerider from Vancouver Island and I’ve been fortunate enough to travel the world with my bike in tow (well, sometimes the bike tows me around) for the past couple of years. Fast, flowy trails are my Achilles’ heal and I can’t seem to get enough these days. In addition to riding, I love skiing, surfing, and filmmaking. I recently completed my master’s degree in international communications and finished a documentary about female action sport athletes in Indonesia that has led me to several more exciting film opportunities. In order to spread the bike love to the women’s community, I created the See Jane Jump women’s mountain bike festival, which is always the highlight of my season.
What has been your best riding experience so far? Any career highlights?
There are so many! Riding in Bolivia last year was really powerful because we were in some of the most remote (and highest, 16000 feet!) regions I have ever been to. I always love riding in Maui with good friends and the obligatory post-ride surf. I think one of my career highlights was being the first woman ever to dirt jump in Israel in front of a massive crowd of people along the shore of the Dead Sea. Also, getting the cover of BIKE magazine was a huge highlight. Being on the cover of BIKE is something every pro rider aspires to do and I feel pretty fortunate for that one!
Where is your favorite place to ride, and what bike would you take?
This answer changes daily, but right now I’d say Black Rock, Oregon and I’d bring my Vixa.
What is your favorite thing to do on a bike?
Ride it.
What is your first memory of riding? What first got you into riding?
My first memory of riding is from camping as a kid and my dad taking some friends and me on a trail ride to get to the beach. I talked about that trail ride for months as if it was the most amazing thing I had ever done. What really got me into mountain biking though, was my grade 8 teacher starting an all-girls mountain bike club at my junior high. I joined and was immediately hooked.
When you’re not biking what are you usually doing?
Skiing, surfing, filming, editing, scheming about films I want to make, decorating my house, cooking, planning where to travel to next.
What are your goals for the next year or so?
Next year I really want to do some multi-day all mountain trips on my Sight Forma and shoot some epic photos and videos in the process. Also, I look forward to building See Jane Jump fest and growing the women’s contingency of the sport. My major goal is to stay healthy and properly rehab my ankle after a recent surgery that I had on it.
What song on your iPod gets you pumped to ride right now?
“When I’m Small” by Phantogram What would your perfect day look like?
Eat a big healthy breakfast, ride Black Rock, Oregon, eat a big healthy lunch with friends, be teleported to Japan (in the winter) to ski some pillow lines, then be teleported to Bali for a sunset surf. Finish off the day with a barbeque on the beach with all my best friends and family and listen to really good live music. Oh, and I’d read a good book somewhere in there too.
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