Dan Atherton
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 Dan Atherton racing in the Dual Slalom at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Simon Atherton | ||
| Nickname | Dan, AFFY | ||
| Born | January 25, 1982 Salisbury, England, United Kingdom |
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| Height | 155cm | ||
| Weight | 53kg | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Conehead's Cone's | ||
| Discipline | BMX & MTB | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | DH & 4X | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2007– | Animal Commençal | ||
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| Infobox last updated on 18 May 2009 |
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Daniel Simon Atherton, known as Dan Atherton (born 25 January 1982, near Salisbury) is a professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill and four cross mountain bike racing, and is a former national champion of Great Britain. He began riding BMX at the age of 15 and mountain biking a year later.[1]
Since 2007, Dan has been one third of the Animal Commençal racing team, alongside brother Gee Atherton and sister Rachel Atherton.
Dan, along with Rachael and Gee, is the star of the web series "The Atherton Project" a series which follows their day to day lives.
In 2010 Dan broke a vertebrae in his neck whilst training and has missed half of the season including the World Championships.
[edit] Palmarès
- 2004
- 1st
4X, British National Mountain Biking Championships
- 2003
- 2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 3
- 2006
- 4th 4X, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
- 4th DH, European Mountain Bike Championships
- 4th 4X, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 6
- 2007
- 10th DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Fort William
- 9th 4X, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 3, St Anne
- 3rd 4X, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 5, Maribor
- 2nd Irish National Championships, Rostrevor
- 2nd NPS DH, Round 3, Moelfre
- 6th NPS DH, Round 4, Caersws
- 6th NPS DH, Round 5, Innerliethan
- 4th Fat Face Night Race
- 4th Red Bull Metro Ride
- 3rd Urban Pro, Paris
- 2008
- 1st
4X, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Vallnord, Andorra - 2nd Maxxis Cup, Gouveia, Portugal
[edit] References
- ^ "Dan Atherton Interview". British Cycling. 16 April 2008. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/mtb/News2006/20060416_dan_atherton_interview.asp.
[edit] External links
- athertonracing.co.uk
- An interview with the Athertons, Steve Thomas, Cycling News, 6 September 2007
- Silverfish Atherton Racing Profiles
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