{"id":25772,"date":"2014-12-17T15:50:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T14:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=25772"},"modified":"2014-12-17T15:50:01","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T14:50:01","slug":"firsts-enduro-champion-andrea-bruno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2014\/12\/17\/firsts-enduro-champion-andrea-bruno\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Firsts’ of Enduro champion Andrea Bruno"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone has their first bike story but what about famous riders? What was their first bike and was it obvious since their first moves that one day they will dominate all those competitions? Let\u2018s have a look at the story of Italian Enduro champion, Andrea Bruno.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrea Bruno\u2019s Story<\/h2>\n

Andrea Bruno (38) lives in the North West of Italy, at the feet of the Alps, with his wife and two little tween Rebecca and Thomas (6).<\/p>\n

He was racing BMX for 10 years than stopped bike racing for about eight years. By chance he tried downhill competition and got excited by mountain biking. Since then he\u2019s been part of the Italian national squad for many years. He raced in World Cup and World Championships both in Downhill and Four Cross, reaching some top 20 in few races.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto: Andrea Bruno‘<\/span>s archive<\/em><\/p>\n

In 2010 he decided to focus on the Enduro which came out strong in Italy and his BMX skills helped him to be clean, consistent and fast rider which is exactly what you need to win Enduro races. Andrea won almost every race for almost three years and had the luck to race against biggest names of today\u2019s Enduro scene like Clementz, Vouilloz, Barel, Lau and has beaten them in a few occasion.<\/p>\n

A shoulder injury in 2013 has slowed him down right in the first year of the Enduro World Series, but now he\u2019s recovered from a shoulder surgery and is getting back the pleasure to ride for fun! He\u2019s looking forward to have you all riding with him in Italy!<\/p>\n

Like father, like son<\/h2>\n

Speaking of first bikes, his son Thomas must have inherited his ‘<\/span>cycling gene<\/a>‘<\/span>, just have a look how he rules on that bike!<\/p>\n