Wade Simmons is a mountain biker from Kamloops, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 who has won the Red Bull Rampage

Red Bull Rampage

The Red Bull Rampage is an invite-only men's freeride mountain bike competition held near Zion National Park in Virgin, Utah, USA, just to the north of Gooseberry Mesa. Previously it was held off the Kolob Terrace Road, on the western boundary of Zion National Park. The competition was held from...

 Utah 2001 and placed second in the same year in the Red Bull Rampage Australia. He is currently on the Rocky Mountain Bicycles factory team.

Simmons is affectionately known as one of the Godfathers of Freeride

Freeride

Freeride is a discipline of mountain biking closely related to downhill cycling and dirt jumping focused on tricks, style, and technical trail features. It is now recognized as one of the most popular disciplines within mountain biking....

mountain biking along with Brett Tippie and Richie Schley,and was one of the first freeriders to become sponsored. Wade, along with Tippie and Schley were inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in September 2010.

Career highlights

• Top 10 at all Red Bull Rampage events, 4th 2004
• 2nd Monster Park 2004
• 6th in 7th Red Bull Ride
• King of the Mountain Overall, Whistler 2003
• National Team Member 200