(1987-12-06) 6 December 1987 (age 36) Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current team
Atherton Racing
Discipline
BMX & MTB
Role
Rider
Rider type
DH
Professional teams
2007–2011
Animal Commençal
2011–2015
GT
2015–2018
Trek Factory Racing
2018–
Atherton Bikes
Major wins
DH World Champion (x5) DH World Cup (x6 overall, 40 rounds) DH European Champion DH National Champion (x6) DH Junior World Champion DH Junior European Champion
Medal record
Women's mountain bike racing
Representing Great Britain
World Championships
2008 Val Di Sol
Downhill
2013 Pietermaritzburg
Downhill
2015 Vallnord
Downhill
2016 Val di Sole
Downhill
2018 Lenzerheide
Downhill
2007 Fort William
Downhill
2011 Champery
Downhill
2014 Hafjell
Downhill
2006 Rotorua
Downhill
2005 Livigno
Downhill (junior)
2004 Les Gets
Downhill (junior)
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] She was both Sunday Times' Sportswoman of the Year[2] and BBC Midlands Junior Sportswoman of the Year[3] in 2005, and then BBC Midlands Sportswoman of the Year in 2008.[4] In October 2015, a video of Atherton overtaking 91 competitors in five minutes during a race went viral.[5]
^"Rachel Atherton Interview". British Cycling. 16 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
^"Atherton awarded Young Sportswoman". Cycling News. November 2005.
^"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.
Rachel Laura Atherton (born 6 December 1987) is a British professional downhill mountain bike racer, and is a multiple time UCI World Champion. Atherton...
yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur (2005), and the British mountain biker RachelAtherton (2017), and twice to the American snowboarder Chloe Kim, who won the...
racing. On the 25th of January 2019, Gee launched Atherton Bikes along with RachelAtherton and Dan Atherton and renowned suspension designer Dave Weagle,...
2007 till 2011, Atherton was one third of the Animal Commençal racing team, alongside brother Gee Atherton and sister RachelAtherton. He is now part...
October 2017. Fletcher, Patrick (12 January 2017). "Laura Kenny and RachelAtherton nominated for Laureus Awards". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original...
Simone Biles Chicago Cubs Nico Rosberg Michael Phelps Beatrice Vio RachelAtherton FC Barcelona under-12s 2018 Roger Federer (5) Serena Williams (4) Mercedes...
Baumgartner 2014: Jamie Bestwick 2015: Alan Eustace 2016: Jan Frodeno 2017: RachelAtherton 2018: Armel Le Cléac'h 2019: Chloe Kim 2020: Chloe Kim 2021: Not awarded...
Baumgartner 2014: Jamie Bestwick 2015: Alan Eustace 2016: Jan Frodeno 2017: RachelAtherton 2018: Armel Le Cléac'h 2019: Chloe Kim 2020: Chloe Kim 2021: Not awarded...
Baumgartner 2014: Jamie Bestwick 2015: Alan Eustace 2016: Jan Frodeno 2017: RachelAtherton 2018: Armel Le Cléac'h 2019: Chloe Kim 2020: Chloe Kim 2021: Not awarded...
Gazza (Mike) Alex Scott taking the piss out of Jamie Carragher (Elis) RachelAtherton, greatest downhill MTB rider (Steff) Bosman - The Player that Changed...
mountain bikers, including Steve Peat, Gee Atherton, Danny Hart, Josh Bryceland, Brendan Fairclough, RachelAtherton, Manon Carpenter, and Tahnee Seagrave...
Baumgartner 2014: Jamie Bestwick 2015: Alan Eustace 2016: Jan Frodeno 2017: RachelAtherton 2018: Armel Le Cléac'h 2019: Chloe Kim 2020: Chloe Kim 2021: Not awarded...
Baumgartner 2014: Jamie Bestwick 2015: Alan Eustace 2016: Jan Frodeno 2017: RachelAtherton 2018: Armel Le Cléac'h 2019: Chloe Kim 2020: Chloe Kim 2021: Not awarded...
States (USA) Kelli Emmett United States (USA) Nathan Rennie Australia (AUS) RachelAtherton Great Britain (GBR) Mick Hannah Australia (AUS) Sabrina Jonnier France (FRA)...
Baumgartner 2014: Jamie Bestwick 2015: Alan Eustace 2016: Jan Frodeno 2017: RachelAtherton 2018: Armel Le Cléac'h 2019: Chloe Kim 2020: Chloe Kim 2021: Not awarded...
Baumgartner 2014: Jamie Bestwick 2015: Alan Eustace 2016: Jan Frodeno 2017: RachelAtherton 2018: Armel Le Cléac'h 2019: Chloe Kim 2020: Chloe Kim 2021: Not awarded...
and Tyler McCaul. In 2012, GT added Kyle Strait, Dan Atherton, Gee Atherton, and RachelAtherton to the team. Hans Rey has been sponsored by GT since...
October 2017. Fletcher, Patrick (12 January 2017). "Laura Kenny and RachelAtherton nominated for Laureus Awards". Cycling News. Archived from the original...
Baumgartner 2014: Jamie Bestwick 2015: Alan Eustace 2016: Jan Frodeno 2017: RachelAtherton 2018: Armel Le Cléac'h 2019: Chloe Kim 2020: Chloe Kim 2021: Not awarded...
race and the Cape Epic. In the 2016 season the British mountain biker RachelAtherton won 7 out of 7 races and additionally at the World Championships she...
Baumgartner 2014: Jamie Bestwick 2015: Alan Eustace 2016: Jan Frodeno 2017: RachelAtherton 2018: Armel Le Cléac'h 2019: Chloe Kim 2020: Chloe Kim 2021: Not awarded...
Continental Atherton. Hatton described signing the contract as a "no-brainer" and he reportedly helped the Atherton siblings, RachelAtherton and Gee Atherton, develop...
Alexander Ian Alsop Katie Archibald Lizzie Armitstead Dan Atherton Gee AthertonRachelAtherton George Atkins Brenda Atkinson David Baker (cyclo) David...
Baumgartner 2014: Jamie Bestwick 2015: Alan Eustace 2016: Jan Frodeno 2017: RachelAtherton 2018: Armel Le Cléac'h 2019: Chloe Kim 2020: Chloe Kim 2021: Not awarded...
Baumgartner 2014: Jamie Bestwick 2015: Alan Eustace 2016: Jan Frodeno 2017: RachelAtherton 2018: Armel Le Cléac'h 2019: Chloe Kim 2020: Chloe Kim 2021: Not awarded...
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