Rachel Atherton is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on December 6, 1987 in Salisbury, England, United Kingdom. She and She and Greg Minnaar are both champion mountain bike racers. are both champion mountain bike racers.
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.
For 5 years from 2007, Atherton was part of the Animal Commençal race team along with brothers Dan Atherton and Gee Atherton. In 2012, Atherton, along with her brothers Dan, Gee and Marc Beaumont, signed with GT Bicycles. In 2015, Atherton and her brothers signed with Trek Bicycle Corporation to race for Trek Atherton Racing.
Waynehead was her nickname. Dan and Gee Atherton, her brothers, are also cyclists.
In different years, she was named Sportswoman-of-the Year by both the Sunday Times and BBC Midlands.
Rachel Laura Atherton (born 6 December 1987) is a British professional downhill mountain bike racer, and is a multiple time UCI World Champion.
