The Athertons: Building an Iconic Mountain Biking Dynasty
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- In this episode, I sit down with Rachel and Dan Atherton (who arrives fashionably late), and Dan Brown, Atherton Bikes CEO.
Gee Atherton was unfortunately unable to join us today, but for anyone not familiar with the world of mountain biking, The Athertons are perhaps the most successful family mountain biking dynasty of all time.
Rachel, the most awarded British mountain biker in the history of the sport, the first female ever to win 6 downhill World Cup championships and the proud owner of 39 World Cups, and now wife and mum.
Dan, a former national champion, is the brains behind the designs of Atherton bikes and the 650-acre bike park.
... and Gee, the World Cup Series Overall Champion and top of the sport for over two decades, winner of 9 World Cups and more than 50 World Cup podium appearances.
Atherton Bikes, the family business, builds custom-built 3D-printed bikes and is now the source of the world's fastest downhill mountain bike. The Athertons also run a bike park, 650 acres large set in the DYFI forest, hand-crafted by Dan Atherton.
We chat all things mountain biking, world championships, how each of them got into riding and ultimately competing at such a high level, injuries, creating and launching their business Atherton Bikes (during the pandemic) and having a family team racing their own bikes, business successes and setbacks, and more.
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Followed this family from the early days and so inspired by their achievements. I've met them and rode the bike park, and they are all just genuine people who will take time out of their day to chat. All the best to em 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Lee. Great to hear that. Sooo inspiring it's ridiculous. Unbelievable resilience to come back and be so successful too. Super humble and normal too. Was great to meet them, although didn't get to ride the bike park like you! Hope you enjoy next week's episode too. Thanks for commenting.
What a great interview! Rachel is such a great spokes person.Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much for commenting, I really appreciate it. Was awesome to meet and chat to them in-person, especially at their HQ with the bikes they've produced there too. I really enjoyed it, glad you did too. Hope you enjoy next week's episode too.
This has inspired me so much, one day I’ll work for you Dan Atherton, remember my name
Good luck to ya buddy 👍🏻. I hope you do.
Love this Tom. If this episode has inspired just one person like yourself then my work here is done! You'll enjoy the Jay Morton episode too I'm sure, and future episodes we've got coming up. If you stay focused and are persistent in your actions I'm sure you'll do whatever you want - including working with Dan
It's out! Yaaay! ❤❤❤
MTB royalty
Legend ❤️👌
Glad you enjoyed it :) Thanks for commenting too, much appreciated indeed. Was great meeting and chatting to them. Super inspiring story.
Love it !!!
Glad you did Lee! Hope you enjoy all the future episodes too :)
Legends, amazing bike you have built.
They are a thing of beauty Andy. Have you ridden one yet?
These awesome people are responsible for a lot of people including me riding Continental tyres. They are confidence inspiring.
Aren’t they just Rob! Absolute legends when I met them too. Hope you enjoyed the episode
They couldn’t have picked a better location than Machynlleth absolute dreams
My first time up to Mid Wales filming with them, despite being from Cardiff originally. Absolutely stunning drive up there, can see why their HQ is there.
Hopefully Gee is recovering well from rampage
Absolutely brutal landing wasn't it. His Instagram posts say he's healing up, multiple fractures though.
@@alexchisnall yeah it was insane !!