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Rachel Atherton

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Rachel Atherton
Personal information
Full name	Rachel Atherton
Team information
Discipline	BMX & MTB
Role	Rider
Rider type	DH & 4x

Rachel Atherton (born 6 December 1987, near Exeter) is a professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill mountain bike racing, and is a multiple national champion. She began BMXing at the age of 8 and mountain biking at the age of 11.^[1] She was The SundayTimes' Sportswoman of the Year^[2] and BBC Midlands Junior Sportswoman of the Year in 2005.^[3]

Palmarès

2002

1st

DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships - Youth

2004: 1st DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships

2005: 1st European Mountain Bike Championships; 1st DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships; 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships - Junior

2006: 2nd DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships; 3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Rotorua; 1st DH, European Mountain Bike Championships; 1st Lisbon Downtown Championships; 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 5, Balneario Camboriu; 3rd Overall DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

2007: 2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Fort William; 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 5, Maribor; 1st Maxxis Cup, Round 1; 1st Sea Otter Classic DH; 3rd Sea Otter Classic DS; 1st NPS DH, Round 1; 1st NPS DH, Round 3, Moelfre; 1st NPS DH, Round 4, Caersws; 2nd NPS DH, Round 5, Innerliethan; 1st Fat Face Night Race; 1st Edinburgh Street Race

2008: 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Vallnord, Andorra; 1st Maxxis Cup, Gouviea, Portugal; 1st Alpine Bikes Winter series, Scotland

References

^ "Rachel Atherton Interview". British Cycling. 16 April 2008.

^ "Atherton awarded Young Sportswoman". Cycling News. November 2005.

^ "Rachel wins BBC Midlands title". BBC Shropshire. 5 December 2005.

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