Rachel Atherton
Rachel Atherton
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Personal information |
Full name |
Rachel Laura Atherton |
Nickname |
Waynehead |
Born |
December 6, 1987 (1987-12-06) (age 24)
England
United Kingdom |
Height |
170 cm |
Weight |
65 kg |
Team information |
Current team |
Animal Commençal |
Discipline |
BMX & MTB |
Role |
Rider |
Rider type |
DH |
Professional team(s) |
2007– |
Animal Commençal |
Major wins |
GBR DH National Champion (2 Wins)
EUR DH European Champion (2 Wins)
UCI DH World Champion (1 Wins)
UCI DH Junior World Champion (1 Wins)
UCI DH World Cup (8 Wins)
UCI DH World Cup Overall (1 Wins) |
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Infobox last updated on
4 September 2011 |
Rachel Laura Atherton (born 6 December 1987, near Salisbury) is a professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill mountain bike racing, and is a multiple national champion. She 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]
Since 2007 Rachel Atherton has been part of the Animal Commençal race team along with brothers Dan Atherton and Gee Atherton.
In June 2008 Rachel 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.[5]
Rachel Atherton was involved in an accident[6] with a pickup truck whilst on a time trial training ride with brothers Dan and Gee in Santa Cruz, California, on January 18, 2009. She sustained a dislocated shoulder which, after later needing a nerve graft,[7] ruled her out of the 2009 racing season, including the September World Championships in Canberra.[8]
Palmarès
- 2002
- 1st DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships – Youth
- 2004
- 1st DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships
- 2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Les Gets, France – Junior
- 2005
- 1st DH, European Mountain Bike Championships
- 1st DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Livigno, Italy – Junior
- 2006
- 2nd DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships
- 3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Rotorua, New Zealand
- 1st DH, European Mountain Bike Championships
- 1st DH, Lisboa Downtown Championships, Lisbon, Portugal
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 5, Balneario Camboriu
- 3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Series Overall
- 2007
- 2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Fort William
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 5, Maribor
- 1st DH, Maxxis Cup, Round 1
- 1st DH, Sea Otter Classic
- 3rd DS, Sea Otter Classic
- 1st DH, NPS, Round 1
- 1st DH, NPS, Round 3, Moelfre
- 1st DH, NPS, Round 4, Caersws
- 2nd DH, NPS, Round 5, Innerleithen
- 1st Fat Face Night Race
- 1st Street Race, Edinburgh
- 2008
- 1st DH, Maxxis Cup, Gouveia, Portugal
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 1, Maribor, Slovenia
- 1st DH, Alpine Bikes Winter series, Scotland
- 1st DH, Canadian Open, Kokanee Crankworx, Whistler, Canada
- 1st DH, Monster Energy Garbanzo Downhill, Kokanee Crankworx, Whistler, Canada
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 2, Vallnord, Andorra
- 3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 3, Fort William, Scotland
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Trentino, Italy
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 4, Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 5, Bromont, Canada
- 2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 6, Canberra, Australia
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 7, Schladming, Austria
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Series Overall
2010
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 1, Maribor, Slovenia
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 6, Windham, United States
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Persondata |
Name |
Atherton, Rachel |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
English racing cyclist |
Date of birth |
6 December 1987 |
Place of birth |
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Date of death |
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Place of death |
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