Dan Atherton racing in the Dual Slalom at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Simon Atherton | ||
| Nickname | Dan, AFFY | ||
| Born | January 25, 1982 Salisbury, England, United Kingdom |
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| Height | 185cm | ||
| Weight | 83kg | ||
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| Current team | Animal Commençal | ||
| Discipline | BMX & MTB | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | DH & 4X | ||
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| 2007– | Animal Commençal | ||
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| Infobox last updated on 18 May 2009 |
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Daniel Simon Atherton, known as Dan Atherton (born 25 January 1982, near Salisbury) is a professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill and four cross mountain bike racing, and is a former national champion of Great Britain. He began riding BMX at the age of 15 and mountain biking a year later.[1]
Since 2007, Dan has been one third of the Animal Commençal racing team, alongside brother Gee Atherton and sister Rachel Atherton.
Dan, along with Rachael and Gee, is the star of the web series "The Atherton Project" a series which follows their day to day lives.
In 2010 Dan broke a vertebrae in his neck whilst training and has missed half of the season including the World Championships.
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