Name: Hansjörg Rey
Nickname: “No Way Rey”
Birthdate/Place: June 4th, 1966/Kenzingen, Germany
Nationality: Swiss & American
Married to: Carmen
Hometown: Laguna Beach, CA
Sponsors: GT Bicycles, ADIDAS shoes/apparel, SR Suntour suspension, SHIMANO, Schwalbe Tires, iXS helmets and protection, SQ Lab saddles, Clif Bar, Crank Brothers, Deuter backpacks, Stans NoTubes and Fix Manufacturing.
Interviews: Hans Interview from Active Traveller Mag. 2015/16

Hans Rey, multiple Trials National and World Champion, is one of the pioneers of Trials and Extreme Mountain Biking. Through his spectacular mountain bike trials shows and adventures, Hans has made himself a name far beyond the mountain bike scene. His skills and image are constantly opening the doors to media coverage all over the world; “No Way” Rey has been demonstrating his talents in over 60 countries.

They call him the Franz Beckenbauer or Wayne Gretzky of Mountain Biking, he also belongs to the following teams and organizations:

• Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
• Laguna RADS (infamous underground bike club)
• Shimano Skunk Development Team
• ADIDAS Adventure Team
• Minjin (australian underground bike club)
• Team GT veteran

Hans earned recognition with his jump over a car on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles, with his volcano dance in Hawaii, his under water bungee jump, or his Machu Picchu Adventure. Besides his own successful video series he was also chosen as stunt coordinator and stuntman in Willy Bogners motion pictures “Fire, Ice, and Dynamite” and “White Magic”; as well as in the TV Show “Pacific Blue”, where he occasionally has a guest appearance as himself. He’s also been featured and hosted numerous TV shows and programs. At the 1996 Olympic Games Hans was part of an Extreme Sports Act and performed in front of 3.5 billion viewers in the Olympic Closing Ceremonies.

TITLES and VICTORIES:

Trials World Champion 1989 (NORBA)

2nd – Trials ESPN Extreme Games 1995

1st – Trials at the MTB World Championships in the USA, 1990 (UCI)

1st – Trials at the MTB World Championships in Canada, 1992 (UCI)

Bike Trial Vice World Champion 1992 (BIU)

1st – Trials at the Mountain Bike World Championships in France 1993 (UCI)

3rd – Slalom at the Mountain Bike World Championships in France 1993 (UCI)

US Trials Champion 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

US MTB Trials Champion 1991, 1992, 1993

German Trials Champion 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985

Swiss Trials Champion 1984, 1985, 1986

1st – Australian Open Trials Championships 1992

1st – World Cup Slalom Germany 1992

3rd – Pro Downhill Eliminator Race Germany 1995

2nd – Trials at the Mountain Bike World Championships in the USA 1994 (UCI)

1st – NORBA Nationals Spokane, WA 1995 MTB Trials

1st – NORBA Natl. Mammoth Mt., CA 1996 Mod. Trials

1st – NORBA Natl. Helen, GA 1996 Mod. Trials

1st – NORBA Natl’. Big Bear, Mammoth, and Mt. Snow 1997 Mod. Trials