Xavier de Le Rue, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Xavier de Le Rue

French snowboarder

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1979

Place of Birth: Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Profession: snowboarder

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Xavier de Le Rue

  • Xavier de Le Rue (born 1 July 1979) is a French big mountain snowboarder, who started his pro career competing on the Boardercross pro tour (organized at the time by the International Snowboard Federation).
  • He competed for France at the 2006 Winter Olympics, but did not advance to the quarterfinals.
  • At the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 he won a silver medal.
  • He is set to compete for France at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
  • He is the brother of bronze medalist Paul-Henri de Le Rue. In 2010 was nominated as a "stand out of the year" at 11th TransWorld SNOWboarding Rider Poll during SnowSports Industries America (SIA)'s Snow Show in Denver and 2010 Snowboarder Magazine Big Mountain Rider of The Year.
  • Furthermore, in March 2010, he won the Nissan Xtreme in Verbier with a new line, including a cliff that was never jumped before during this competition.
  • With this victory, De Le Rue won the Freeride World Tour for the third time in a row.

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