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Rachel Atherton
Rachel Atherton in August 2008
Full name Rachel Laura Atherton Nickname Waynehead Born (1987-12-06 ) 6 December 1987 (age 36 ) Salisbury , England, United KingdomHeight 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in ) Weight 65 kg (143 lb ) Current team Atherton Racing Discipline BMX & MTB Role Rider Rider type DH 2007–2011 Animal Commençal 2011–2015 GT 2015–2018 Trek Factory Racing 2018– Atherton Bikes
DH World Champion (x5)
Rachel Laura Atherton (born 6 December 1987) is a British professional downhill mountain bike racer , and is a multiple time UCI World Champion .
Atherton began riding BMX at the age of 8 and mountain biking at the age of 11.[1] Sunday Times '[2] [3] [4] viral .[5]
For 5 years from 2007, Atherton was part of the Animal Commençal race team along with brothers Dan Atherton and Gee Atherton . In 2012, Atherton, along with her brothers Dan, Gee and Marc Beaumont, signed with GT Bicycles . In 2015, Atherton and her brothers signed with Trek Bicycle Corporation to race for Trek Atherton Racing.[6]
In June 2008 Atherton became the first British woman to win the Elite UCI Downhill World Championship , defeating second placed Sabrina Jonnier by 11.99 seconds in the final.[7]
Atherton was involved in a collision with a pickup truck whilst on a time trial training ride with her brothers Dan and Gee in Santa Cruz , California , on 18 January 2009.[8] [9] World Championships in Canberra .[10]
In September 2012, Atherton took the final World Cup round on a diverse and testing Norwegian track and clinched the overall title, despite missing the opening race of the season. The Norwegian race was the final round of a seven-round series in which Atherton claimed a win in 5 of the 6 events she raced.
In June 2016, Atherton became the first woman to win 10 consecutive rounds of the World Cup, surpassing the record previously held by Anne-Caroline Chausson .[11] [12]
In 2019, Atherton suffered an injury to her Achilles tendon during a practice session, necessitating a prolonged period of recovery that sidelined her for the entirety of the 2020 season opener. [13]
In 2023, Atherton made a comeback to competitive riding at the UCI Downhill World Cup in Lenzerheide, clinching the first-place victory. [14]
Personal life [ edit ]
Atherton keeps the rainbow jerseys she won for being world champion in a birdcage, so that she can "take them out, touch them and remember those races.".[15]
Atherton gave birth to a daughter on August 4th, 2021.[16]
Palmarès [ edit ]
1st British National Mountain Biking Championships (DH ) – Youth
2004
1st British National Mountain Biking Championships (DH )
2nd UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DH ) – Junior
2005
1st British National Mountain Biking Championships (DH )
1st UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DH ) – Junior
1st European Mountain Bike Championships (DH ) - Junior
2006
1st European Mountain Bike Championships (DH )
1st Lisboa Downtown Championships
3rd Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
1st Round 5 (Balneário Camboriú , Brazil )
2nd British National Mountain Biking Championships (DH )
3rd UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DH )
2007
1st UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH ) , Round 5 (Maribor , Slovenia )
1st Maxxis Cup DH Round 1
1st Sea Otter Classic
1st NPS DH, Round 1
1st NPS DH, Round 3 (Moelfre )
1st NPS DH, Round 4 (Caersws )
1st Fat Face Night Race
1st Street Race, Edinburgh
2nd UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DH )
2nd NPS DH, Round 5 (Innerleithen )
3rd DS, Sea Otter Classic
2008
1st UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DH )
1st Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
2nd Round 1 (Maribor , Slovenia )
1st Round 2 (Vallnord , Andorra )
3rd Round 3 (Fort William , Scotland )
1st Round 4 (Mont-Sainte-Anne , Canada )
1st Round 5 (Bromont , Canada )
2nd Round 6 (Canberra , Australia )
1st Round 7 (Schladming , Austria )
1st Maxxis Cup DH (Gouveia , Portugal )
1st Alpine Bikes Winter series DH (Scotland )
1st Canadian Open DH (Whistler , Canada )
1st Monster Energy Garbanzo Downhill (Whistler , Canada )
2010
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
1st Round 1 (Maribor , Slovenia )
2nd Round 2 (Fort William , Scotland )
1st Round 6 (Windham , United States )
2011
2nd UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DH )
3rd Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
2nd Round 2 (Fort William , Scotland )
2nd Round 3 (Leogang , Austria )
3rd Round 4 (Mont-Sainte-Anne , Canada )
1st Round 5 (Windham , United States )
3rd Round 7 (Val di Sole , Italy )
2012
1st British National Mountain Biking Championships (DH )
1st Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
1st Round 2 (Val di Sole , Italy )
2nd Round 3 (Fort William , Scotland )
1st Round 4 (Mont-Sainte-Anne , Canada )
1st Round 5 (Windham , United States )
1st Round 6 (Val d'Isère , France )
1st Round 7 (Hafjell , Norway )
1st European Downhill Cup round 1 (Monte Tamaro , Switzerland )
1st European Downhill Cup round 2 (Leogang , Austria )
2nd British Downhill Series, Round 1 (Combe Sydenham , England )
2nd British Downhill Series, Round 2 (Fort William , Scotland )
2013
1st UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DH )
1st Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
1st Round 1 (Fort William , Scotland )
1st Round 2 (Val di Sole , Italy )
1st Round 3 (Vallnord , Andorra )
2nd Round 4 (Mont-Sainte-Anne , Canada )
1st Round 5 (Hafjell , Norway )
2nd Round 6 (Leogang , Austria )
2014
2nd UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DH )
2nd Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
2nd Round 1 (Pietermaritzburg , South Africa )
1st Round 2 (Cairns , Australia )
2nd Round 4 (Leogang , Austria )
2nd Round 5 (Mont-Sainte-Anne , Canada )
2nd Round 6 (Windham , United States )
1st Round 7 (Méribel , France )
2015
1st UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DH )
1st British National Mountain Biking Championships (DH )
1st Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
2nd Round 1 (Lourdes , France )
1st Round 2 (Fort William , Scotland )
1st Round 3 (Leogang , Austria )
1st Round 4 (Lenzerheide , Switzerland )
1st Round 5 (Mont-Sainte-Anne , Canada )
1st Round 6 (Windham , United States )
1st Round 7 (Val di Sole , Italy )
1st British Downhill Series, Round 2 (Fort William , Scotland )
2016
1st UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DH )
1st British National Mountain Biking Championships (DH )
1st Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
1st Round 1 (Lourdes , France )
1st Round 2 (Cairns , Australia )
1st Round 3 (Fort William , Scotland )
1st Round 4 (Leogang , Austria )
1st Round 5 (Lenzerheide , Switzerland )
1st Round 6 (Mont-Sainte-Anne , Canada )
1st Round 7 (Vallnord , Andorra )
2017
1st British National Mountain Biking Championships (DH )
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
1st Round 1 (Lourdes , France )
2nd Round 5 (Lenzerheide , Switzerland )
2018
1st UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (DH )
1st Overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
2nd Round 1 (Lošinj , Croatia )
3rd Round 2 (Fort William , Scotland )
1st Round 3 (Leogang , Austria )
2nd Round 4 (Val di Sole , Italy )
2nd Round 5 (Vallnord , Andorra )
1st Round 6 (Mont-Sainte-Anne , Canada )
1st Round 7 (La Bresse , France )
2019
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
2nd Round 1 (Maribor , Slovenia )
1st Round 2 (Fort William , Scotland )
1st Round 4 (Vallnord , Andorra )
2023
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (DH )
1st Round 1 (Lenzerheide , Switzerland )
References [ edit ]
^ "Rachel wins BBC Midlands title" . BBC Shropshire. 5 December 2005. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2008 .
^ "Rachel Atherton wins BBC Midlands Sportswoman of the Year!" . Pinkbike. 8 December 2008.
^ "Red Bull Foxhunt with Rachel Atherton" . Red Bull. October 2015.
^ "Atherton Racing + Trek" . Pinkbike. 11 November 2015.
^ "Gee and Rachel Atherton will remember the 21st of June 2008 for a long time" . Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 June 2008.
^ "Rachel Atherton Car Crash Accident" . Pinkbike.com. 20 January 2009.
^ "Finally! A Decision!" . AnimalCommencal. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009.
^ "World Championships, World Champion" . Atherton Racing. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009.
^ Smurthwaite, James (12 June 2016). "Leogang World Cup 2016: Rachel Atherton takes record breaking tenth consecutive win" . dirtmountainbike.com . Retrieved 12 June 2016 .
^ "Rachel Atherton wins women's race: 2016 Vallnord World Cup" . dirtmountainbike.com . 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016 .
^ " . Red Bull . 21 July 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2024 .
^ "Inside Rachel Atherton's stunning UCI Downhill World Cup victory" . Red Bull . 12 June 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024 .
^ "Rachel Atherton: British mountain biker goes for fifth downhill World Championship title" . BBC Sport . 4 September 2018.
^ Smurthwaite, James (9 August 2021). "Rachel Atherton Announces Birth of Baby Daughter Arna" . pinkbike .
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