Rachel Atherton performs at UCI DH World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland on June 10, 2023
Rachel Atherton poses for a portrait in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2023.

Rachel
Atherton

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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Bike

With a record number of overall World Cup wins and the only perfect season in MTB history to her name, Rachel Atherton is the queen of downhill racing.

Date of birth

December 6, 1987

Birthplace

Wells

Age

37

Nationality

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Career start

2007

Disciplines

Mountainbike Downhill

Over the years, Rachel Atherton has become the dominant force in women's downhill racing. After winning a host of categories in 2005, she was named Times Young Sportswoman of the Year and hasn’t looked back since.

She totally dominated the women’s downhill circuit in 2008, winning the World Cup overall and taking World Championship gold. On her way to the World Cup overall she took four World Cup wins and only missed out on a top-two finish at one race, in Fort William.