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Continental Atherton

Gee, Rachel, Dan, Charlie, Andreas and Dom. All riding at 110%.

Dan Atherton

Bike Park Shredder

Dan Atherton

Bike Park Shredder

Dan Atherton is “an inspiration to a generation of bikers” One of the world’s greatest bike handlers he’s renowned as a trail-building “creative genius”, who created Dyfi Bike Park and Red Bull Hardline. He built his first bike when he was 10 years old.

• Nationality:British
• Birth_date:1982-01-25
• Birth_Place:Sailsbury, UK
• Resides:Dyfi Forest
• Height:188
• Weight:85 kgs
• Nickname:Affy
• Discipline:Bike Park Shredder

Gee Atherton

Downhill

Gee Atherton

Downhill

Gee Atherton: Gee is a double World Champion, twice World Cup Overall Champion, a Red Bull Hardline winner, a silver medalist at Red Bull Rampage and he holds nine World Cups. His mental and physical toughness are legendary and his daring big mountain projects and his spectacular crashes regularly set the internet alight. “As tough as nails” MBUK Magazine Gee has a huge crossover appeal. He has been featured on Top Gear and Planet Earth, commentated on Dave and Eurosport and appeared as a Cosmo Centerfold!

• Nationality:British
• Birth_date:1985-02-26
• Birth_Place:Salisbury, UK
• Resides:Llanrhaeadr YM
• Height:188
• Weight:85 kgs
• Nickname:Gee (for George)
• Discipline:Downhill

Rachel Atherton

Downhill

Rachel Atherton

Downhill

Rachel holds six World Championships, and six World Series wins as well as a staggering 40 World Cups. She is a Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year and twice BT Sports Woman of the Year. Rachel’s triumphant return to racing with victory at Lenzereheide Rd 1 whilst she is still breastfeeding her daughter, inspired mothers across the globe to get back on their bikes. “The fastest mum in the World - The Guardian, June 2023

• Nationality:British
• Birth_date:1987-12-06
• Birth_Place:Salisbury, UK
• Resides:Dyfi Forest
• Height:173
• Weight:65 kgs
• Nickname:Rachybox
• Discipline:Downhill

Charlie Hatton

Downhill

Charlie Hatton

Downhill

Charlie Hatton: Charlie jokes that his understated riding style means he never looks like he’s going fast but his results say differently, but the clock said differently as he took the 2023 World title in front of home fans in Fort William. A massively popular World Champion for 2023 also carries A British National title and Overall Series Champion. Charlie is a regular top 10 World Cup rider and the start of 2023 proves this year is no different. 2023 WORLD CHAMPION 2022 Overall World Cup Standing – 12th 2022 career bests 7th at Lenzerheide, 8th at Leogang, and 7th at Val di Sole 2019 3rd in Red Bull Hardline

• Nationality:British
• Birth_date:1998-02-23
• Birth_Place:Gloucestershire
• Resides:Forest of Dean
• Height:179
• Weight:74 kgs
• Nickname: none
• Discipline:Downhill

Andreas Kolb

Downhill

Andreas Kolb

Downhill

Schladming based Andreas Kolb joined the team for 2021 and quickly made his mark. His bike-handling skills under pressure made him an internet favourite and two 11th places this year surely predict a top ten very soon.

• Nationality:Austrian
• Birth_date:1996-03-23
• Birth_Place:Schladming
• Resides:Moosheim
• Height:185
• Weight:76 kgs
• Nickname:Kolbi
• Discipline:Downhill

Dom Platt

Downhill

Dom Platt

Downhill

“I want to be World Champion” 18-year-old Dom joined the Atherton Academy in 2021 and took his first win on the Atherton Bike in the first week on board the A.150. He went on to take 9 out of 10 National race wins before joining the World Cup race team in 2022 as a junior. Dom’s unstoppable charge was interrupted when he broke both wrists at Fort William National early in the 2022 season. He showed huge determination to be back on the bike in time to be selected for the World Championships and final round in 2022.

• Nationality:British
• Birth_date:2005-06-05
• Birth_Place:Haywards heath
• Resides:Henfield, West Sussex
• Height:180
• Weight:72 kgs
• Nickname:Dominator/Dommy
• Discipline:Downhill