Chuckwagon Outrider
4 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Wins
4 Calgary Stampede Aggregate Wins
3 Ponoka Stampede Wins
WPCA Tour Championship
30+ Individual Wins
From 1982-2009
David
Biever was born and raised in Provost Alberta. Dave has always been a
sports enthusiast and has played hockey since he was a youngster but he
didn’t take up outriding until he was nineteen and had moved to Alder
Flats. Dave was on the chuckwagon circuit for the next twenty-five
years and amassed an outstanding record in his sport outriding for
numerous prominent chuckwagon drivers. He has four Calgary Rangeland
Derby wins, four Calgary Stampede Aggregate wins and was in the Sudden
Death Final of the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby eleven times. Dave
also won the Ponoka Stampede three times, has a World Professional
Chuckwagon Association Tour Championship as well as more than thirty
"Individual" wins. Additionally Dave won two prestigious championships
at the Cheyenne Wyoming Frontier Days; in 1985 he won the Chuckwagon
Championship as an outrider and in 1988 he won the Wild Horse Race.
Outrider Earns Reputation
with Racing Elite
Dave started his career on
the Northern Professional Chuckwagon Association circuit under the
watchful eye of his future father-in-law, Herman Flad. At the Calgary
Stampede Dave was able to connect with other drivers as well and his
career was off and running. The first major win of Dave’s career came
in 1992 when he was part of Ray Mitsuing’s Calgary Stampede Aggregate
winner. Although a member of the NPCA, Dave proved he was very capable
and found himself outriding for a number of the top drivers from the
World Professional Chuckwagon Association (WPCA) at prominent shows such
as the Ponoka Stampede and of the course the Calgary Stampede Rangeland
Derby. In 1995, Dave had a major breakthrough when he won his first
career Ponoka Stampede outriding for Kelly Sutherland and followed it up
two weeks later with his first Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby
championship outriding for Ward Willard.
Multiple
Winner of Most
Cherished Championships
In 1996 Dave followed
Herman Flad and began competing on the WPCA Pro Tour full time and won
his second consecutive Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Championship,
this time outriding for Edgar Baptiste. In 1998 Dave helped Herman Flad
win his first two events as a WPCA driver at the Grand Prairie Stampede
and Strathmore Heritage Days. This was followed up at seasons end with
a victory in the inaugural WPCA GMC Tour Championship. He outrode for
future World Champion Tyler Helmig’s first career win at the Klondike
Chuckwagon Derby in Edmonton in 1999 and in 2000 Dave captured his
second career Ponoka Stampede Championship outriding for Neal Walgenbach.
The next two seasons saw
Dave ride a limited schedule but he returned to full time competition in
2003 helping Jess Willard win his first show championship at the season
ending Red Deer Chuckwagon Championship. In 2005 Dave returned to the
big stage as he was part of Luke Tournier’s outfit that swept both the
Calgary Stampede Aggregate and the GMC Rangeland Derby Titles. In 2007
Dave again was part of Luke Tournier’s outfit that again swept both the
Calgary Stampede Aggregate and GMC Rangeland Derby Titles and set an
earnings record that still stands to this day. In 2008, Dave won the
last major show championship of his career when he was part of Doug
Irvine’s outfit that won the Ponoka Stampede. Dave retired after the
Ponoka Stampede in 2009.
Top Rider In Demand By
Chuckwagon Racing’s Best Teams
Over his career, Dave not
only won all of chuckwagon racing’s most cherished championships, but
won them multiple times. Dave also won numerous individual awards for
outriding on the chuckwagon circuits across Western Canada. He won the
top outrider awards in Dewberry, Edmonton, Wainwright, Coronation and
Bonnyville in Alberta; Loon Lake, Meadow Lake, and East End in
Saskatchewan and Dawson Creek in BC. These impressive achievements
were accomplished with a large variety of drivers reinforcing the fact
that Dave was a top rider and in demand from some of chuckwagon racing’s
very best.
In his home community,
Dave gives back by volunteering at the Alder Flats and Buck Lake
Rodeos. As well, Dave has been a positive influence to young members of
the community by introducing them to the Winfield 4H Beef Program.
Dave is also a willing volunteer in the Winfield Minor Hockey Program.
Veteran Rider Positive
Role Model
Dave faced some
challenging personal medical issues during his outriding career. His
perseverance and courage during this difficult time have been an
inspiration to many. Dave’s athletic career, his passion for his sport
and the manner in which he competed make him a positive role model for
the youth of our community. We recognize Dave’s long and illustrious
outriding career by inducting him into the Wetaskiwin and County Sports
Hall of Fame.
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