The ultimate comeback athlete.

Rob Warner and Elliot Jackson review the antics from Loudenvielle.


Rachel’s 40th World Cup win means that she is within one victory of equalling Anne Caroline Chausson’s record for the most DH Wins ever.

The six-time World Champion and 39-time World Cup winner Rachel Atherton is making her return to World Cup racing this weekend.

Dan and Rachel Atherton, and the Dyfi Dig crew shred their latest creation.

We've narrowed it down to 10 of the best. Now it's your turn to vote.

Rachel is back on track this weekend and riding the Atherton mixed-wheeled DH bike.

This coming weekend sees the third round of the five stop national series at Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales.

Rachel Atherton is back taking practice runs at the Fort William World Cup but isn't thinking about qualifying yet.

Will we see another race go down to the wire in Lourdes this weekend?

Plus two new young rippers for Continental Atherton.

Ask Dan Atherton, Gee Atherton, Rachel Atherton, Dan Brown, Rob Gow, and Will May-White your questions.

Brendan hits the long awaited and highly anticipated Oakley Icon Way line at Dyfi bike park in Wales.

This year's six inductees have shaped today's racing, freeride, trails, and bike culture.

Congratulations Rachel and Olly!

A handful of podcast episodes that have been filling our earbuds and amping us up for this weekend.

A celebration of the noble baggy short featuring a rack of recognizable faces, just from a slightly alternative universe.

Here are some of the podcasts that have been filling our earbuds this month when we aren't busy recording our own podcast.

In Episode 151 of the Looking Sideways Podcast, Rachel Atherton reflects on the physical and mental costs of her career and how things are changing.

It's safe to say Atherton Bikes has a sweet balance bike in the works.

These historical team swaps stirred up the rumour mill.

Continental Atherton brings in a new face for 2021

Rachel Atherton shares some in-depth insight into her racing process.

An hour of mountain bike entertainment.

The Tillmann Brothers and Red Bull's new film has made December 4 a date to mark in your diary.

Ahead of the DH World Champs tomorrow, check out five of the best race runs from Leogang.

Rachel will not be travelling to Leogang this week.

A super strong Team GB line up will be crossing the channel in October on the hunt for some stripes.

Dan, Gee, Rach and more test out Super Swooper.

Rachel Atherton answers some of her most frequently asked questions from other riders.

Secrets, setbacks, and celebrations in the first 17 months of Atherton Bikes.

Rachel Atherton sessions the 50 Hits jump line at Dyfi Bike Park.

Looking back at some of the biggest moments from the past 18 years of racing in the Scottish Highlands.

Rachel Atherton is back riding some fresh trails at Dyfi Bike Park.

A fun way to feel that sense of community that racing creates.

Rachel Atherton enters the vlogosphere and talks about her ongoing recovery and efforts to get back racing again.

The status the rainbow jersey immediately gives its wearer is unparalleled.

Seven new styles get introduced to Endura's baggy shorts line-up.

Relive some of the crazier runs from the incredible 2019 season.

A year on since Atherton Bikes burst on to the scene, they're now selling their first frames.

New colours and a new name for Continental Atherton.

Rachel is aiming to be fighting fit by round one of the World Cup in March.

In case you need more inspiration than Danny MacAskill's new 'Gymnasium' video.

Here is our list of the best riders to have done it inside and outside of the tape this past decade.

Here are some of the legendary teams from the past decade.

The race runs that got us on the edge of our seats this decade.

We catch up with Rachel Atherton to get the full lowdown on her injury and what happens next.

Watch the moment Rachel Atherton's season ended in this graphic clip.

The Instagram World Cup rolls into France.

A heavy landing on the last, flat jump has put Rachel out of Les Gets.

Wyn stops as many riders as possible to find out what they think of this weekend's fast and furious DH track.

It's time to consult the Pinkbike crystal ball as we head into the second half of the downhill World Cup season.

The return of a classic, Les Gets is back on the World Cup calendar

Rainbow Curse? What Rainbow Curse?

Here are five things we noticed from the sidelines as we passed the halfway point in the downhill season.

Splits, stats and socks, we've got it all here in the latest edition of Nerding Out:

Riders struggle to find a balance between traction, control and compression on the loose and dusty Leogang track and Jordi from Fox is there to put their minds at ease ahead of the big day.

The classic venue brought plenty of drama with exciting and brutal racing throughout the weekend.

Armed with the most accurate tape measure in the Scottish Highlands we went and scoured the Fort William pits to check out 8 racers' cockpit setups.

What it takes to push yourself to the edge to be one of the most successful athletes the sport has ever seen.

A first look at a fully built up trail bike from Atherton Bikes.

Ed Spratt met up with the most famous family in mountain biking at the London Bike Show.

Week in, week out, each race means as much to Rachel Atherton as her first.

Downtime Podcast talks to Nick Grantham about how he got involved with Atherton Racing, injury prevention, recovery, key aspects of mountain bike training, and his view on the future of physical preparation for downhill mountain biking.

Join Rachel Atherton for the full DH race preview from Lenzerheide in Switzerland.

Joe Krejbich, mechanic to Rachel Atherton sits down to chat about his background, how he got from working in a bike shop to working for the Atherton's, and then we'll step through a World Cup weekend from Joe’s point of view.

Rachel is finally back to her winning ways upon her baby blue Trek Session 9.9.

Rob Warner ventures into the wilderness of Wales for a candid encounter with one of the greatest downhill racers of all time, Rachel Atherton.

Round 1 of the 2018 HSBC UK National Downhill Series kicked off with a bang!

Reigning World Champion Rachel Atherton will miss the 2017 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Championships due to a broken collarbone sustained in timed training today.

Rachel Atherton returns to racing this weekend aboard a 27.5" Trek Session.

Unfortunately Rachel Atherton's incredible winning streak has now been broken following a crash in practice resulting in a dislocated shoulder in Fort William. Heal up soon, Rach.

It looks like no 29er for Rachel, yet. Watch her first practice run at Round Two of the 2017 BDS in Fort William.

Rachel Atherton gives us some insight to her racing, going back to who she looked up to and why it pushed her.

In 2016, for the first time in the history of downhill, a rider had the perfect season, winning every UCI DH World Cup followed by the World Championships, that rider of course, was Rachel Atherton. This is a look back on her incredible season.

Rachel racks up another award for her amazing 2016 season. Congratulations Rachel!

The reigning World Cup Champion and World Champ looks to push the growth of the sport.

Three crushers from three disciplines. And the winner is...

230 women descended on Cumbria over the weekend to have a crack at beating Rachel Atherton at the Red Bull Fox hunt.

Follow Rachel as she takes us for a run down this year's Foxhunt course in Eden Valley, Cumbria.

It can't get much better than a perfect season, but there is a lot of work that goes into each race.

Earlier this week Rachel Atherton was joined by 13 female riders at Revolution Bike Park where she gave them pro treatment from coaching tips, line choice and help with bike setup in the hopes of inspiring more women to race.

The team at Trek Factory Racing had a tough time calling the winners of the Jeep Ride Clinic thanks to an overwhelming amount of superb entrants.

Going into Lenzerheide this weekend, Rachel takes the time to talk about the competition, the course and the rising pressure before the race.

Rachel Atherton has announced she will continue to sponsor the junior women at the British Downhill Series in 2016.

Rachel Atherton has done it again, this time bringing the world of downhill to a global audience following her nomination for a Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year award for her achievements in downhill.

Rachel Atherton isn't your average World Cup racer. With 28 World Cup wins under her belt and with more to come, we catch up with her about the 2015 season and plans for the future.

150 women lined up to race against Rachel Atherton in a mass start at the Red Bull Foxhunt, here's how it went down.

Could anyone beat the DH World Champion at yesterday's Red Bull Foxhunt?

Join the new World Champion DH Elite Woman on her way down to La Massana in Vallnord.

After only six rounds, one thing is certain: Rachel Atherton is the overall winner of the UCI Mountain Bike DH World Cup 2015.

In the count down to the first World Cup we spend a few minutes with some of the world's fastest women riders from 2014.

Rachel wants to get more women racing, and she's got a plan to help make it happen.

Let Rachel school you...

Great look back at Rachel Atherton's 2013 season as she looks forward to this weekend's WC DH season opener in South Africa.

Preliminary race results from the first round of the series.

On a predominately mainstream sports channel, it's great to receive recognition for our sport!

Nominate Rachel for BBC and The Sunday Times/Sky Sports Awards

Feels like Déjà vu. Gee and Rachel top the podium at another DH race.

With the Fort William World Cup only one week away, racers were fine tuning their speed at BDS #3.

Rachel Atherton has won the women's DH at Windham, Floriane Pugin second and Tracy Moseley third!

Full Results posted

Rachel Atherton is to undergo surgery which rules her out of action for the next 3-4 months – however we are hoping she’ll be back in time to defend her crown at the Worlds.

Animal Commencal team director Dan Brown has confirmed that Rachel Atherton is to have surgery on her injured shoulder.

The current women’s Downhill World Champion sustained nerve damage to her left shoulder during pre-season training camp in America and is expected to be out of action for the next three to four months.

Rachel Atherton was involved in a head on collision with a pickup truck while out on a casual training road ride on January 18th. The current World Champion has had a few days to recover and figure out what happened, so here is a small video updating us on how the accident happened.

Heal up Rachel! - Video Inside

Source: Animal Commencal

Current World Champion Rachel Atherton sustained a dislocated shoulder yesterday when she was involved in a training accident with a car. The Atherton trio have been training hard in Santa Cruz California since the start of January and yesterday was no exception. Details are sketchy but it seems Rachel hit the car head on with her brand new Cervelo road bike taking the brunt of the damage.

2008 womens World Mountain Bike champion Rachel Atherton beat stiff opposition last night to be named BBC Midlands Sportswoman of the Year. Rachel who was also nominated for 'Personality of the year' alongside brother Gee claimed the award in front of a star studded audience.

She’s fast, focused, and fit. And, it is this very determination and drive that has led Rachel Atherton to dominate the women’s field on the World Cup Circuit. As the 2008 World Champion for downhill, at 20 years of age, Rachel is so fast that she often beats nearly half of the men trying to qualify for the final round at the World Cups.

Rachel’s world title wins haven’t slowed down since Livingo either. She’s continued to prove that she truly deserves the rainbow stripes by confidently walking away with 1st place finishes at the last two World Cups in Mont St.Anne and Bromont, Quebec.