Rachel Atherton
Rachel Atherton in August 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rachel Laura Atherton |
| Nickname | Waynehead |
| Born | 6 December 1987 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 | |
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. She was both Sunday Times' Sportswoman of the Year and BBC Midlands Junior Sportswoman of the Year in 2005, and then BBC Midlands Sportswoman of the Year in 2008. In October 2015, a video of Atherton overtaking 91 competitors in five minutes during a race went viral.