Gee Atherton

Gee Atherton

Personal information
Full name	George David Atherton
Nickname	Gee, GeeMan
Born	26 February 1985 (1985-02-26) Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
Height	185 cm
Weight	85 kg
Team information
Current team	GT
Discipline	MTB
Role	Rider
Rider type	DH & 4X
Professional team(s)
2001 2002–2003 2004 2007–2011 2011–	Animal Animal/Muddy Fox Muddy Fox Animal Commençal GT Bicycles
Major wins
GBR DH National Champion (1 Wins) EUR DH European Champion (1 Wins) UCI DH World Champion (1 Wins) UCI DH World Cup (5 Wins) UCI 4X World Cup (1 Wins)
Medal record Competitor for United Kingdom Mountain Bike World Championships Silver 2007 Fort William Downhill Gold 2008 Val Di Sol Downhill
Infobox last updated on 19 May 2009

Gee Atherton in the Elite Men's Dual Slalom race at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic in Laguna Seca, CA.

George David Atherton, known as Gee Atherton (born 26 February 1985, near Salisbury, England) is a professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill and four cross mountain bike racing, and is a multiple national champion, multiple World Cup winner, and 2010 downhill World Cup Champion.

Since 2007, Gee has been one third of the Animal Commençal racing team, alongside brother Dan Atherton and sister Rachel Atherton.

Gee, along with Rachael and Dan, is the star of the web series "The Atherton Project" a series which follows their day to day lives. In 2012 Gee will be racing for GT racing.

Gee appeared on the BBC's Top Gear (series 7), racing a Renault Clio down the streets of Lisbon and winning.

Palmarès

2000

3rd DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships - Youth

2001

1st DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships - Youth

2002

1st DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships - Junior

2003

1st DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships - Junior

2004

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 3, Schladming, Austria

1st DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships

2nd FR, Red Bull Rampage

2007

1st DH, European Mountain Bike Championships

3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Fort William

1st 4X, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 1, Vigo, Spain

6th DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 1, Vigo, Spain

2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 4, Schladming

2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 5, Maribor

4th NPS DH, Round 3, Moelfre

1st NPS DH, Round 4, Caersws

1st NPS DH, Round 5, Innerleithen

1st Fat Face Night Race

1st Red Bull Metro Ride

1st Red Bull Goldmine

2nd Urban Pro, Paris

2008

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 2, Vallnord, Andorra

1st Maxxis Cup, Gouveia, Portugal

1st Alpine Bikes Winter Series, Scotland

1st DH, Monster Energy Garbanzo Downhill, Kokanee Crankworx, Whistler, Canada

1st NPS round 1 Ae (Scotland)

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Trentino, Italy

2009

1st UK National Champs DH Innerleithan , Scotland UK

2010

2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 1, Maribor , Slovenia

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 2, Fort William, Scotland

2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 3, Leogang , Austria

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 4, Champery, Switzerland

3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 5, Val Di Sole, Italy

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 6, Windham, USA

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Overall

2nd FR, Redbull Rampage

External links

• athertonracing.co.uk
• Atherton Racing Profiles, Silverfish
• George Atherton, Doug Cook, Descent World, 2004
• Gee Atherton Interview, British Cycling, 29 April 2006
• An interview with the Athertons, Steve Thomas, Cycling News, 6 September 2007
• Gee Atherton Wins Garbanzo Downhill, NSMB, 10 August 2008