Rachel Atherton

Cyclist

Birthday December 6, 1987

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Salisbury, England

Age 36 years old

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About

Multiple national championship-winning downhill mountain bike racer who became the first woman to win ten consecutive rounds of the World Cup in June of 2016. She went semi-viral in October of 2015 in a video where she surpassed 91 competitors in just five minutes.

Before Fame

Before she started mountain biking at the age of 11, she was riding BMX when she was just 8 years old.

Trivia

She has been named Sportswoman of the Year by the Sunday Times' and BBC Midlands in different years.

Family Life

Her earned the nickname of Waynehead. Her brothers Dan and Gee Atherton are cyclists as well.

Associated With

She and Greg Minnaar are both champion mountain bike racers.