First family of mountain biking prepare to open a new front at the World Cup | Simon Burnton
21 April 2019 09:00
Siblings Dan, Gee and Rachel Atherton have dominated the sport for years and in Slovenia the family will race on their own brand of bikes for the first timeThe Athertons’ ride started when Dan, then 15 and the eldest of three siblings, first took to the BMX tracks around their home near Exeter and encouraged his brother, Gee, and sister, Rachel, to join in. A decade or so later, on 1 June 2008 in the Andorran resort of Vallnord, four Mountain Bike World Cup races were held and the Athertons won three of them.The family’s assault on the sport has continued ever since, with new fronts opening this year as they launch their own brand of bicycles and a bike park near their Welsh base. Related: Team Sky’s Ineos deal will prompt mixed emotions in the peloton | William Fotheringham Related: Ed Jackson: ‘I want to be the first quadriplegic to climb Everest’ Continue readingread full article
