Gee Atherton
George David Atherton (born February 26, 1985 near Salisbury , Great Britain ), known as Gee Atherton , is a British mountain biker .
Atherton is particularly successful in the mountain bike disciplines of downhill and four cross . He won his first World Cup race in 2004 in Schladming ( Austria ). In the same year he also took second place at the Red Bull Rampage , which is known among freeriders . After numerous successes at worldwide mountain bike events, he came third in the 2008 World Cup in Downhill (DHI). In 2008 he also won the Downhill World Championships in Val di Sol ahead of fellow countryman Steve Peat and Sam Hill. He had his most successful year in the 2010 season. He won several World Cup races and the overall World Cup and again took second place at the Red Bull Rampage.
Web links
- Gee Atherton on trekfactoryracingdh.com
- An interview with the Athertons. In: cyclingnews.com. September 6, 2007, accessed September 7, 2018 .
1990 Greg Herbold | 1991 Albert Iten | 1992 Dave Cullinan | 1993 Mike King | 1994 François Gachet | 1995–1999, 2001, 2002 Nicolas Vouilloz | 2000 Myles Rockwell | 2003, 2012, 2013 Greg Minnaar | 2004, 2005 Fabien Barel | 2006, 2007, 2010 Samuel Hill | 2008, 2014 Gee Atherton | 2009 Steve Peat | 2011, 2016 Danny Hart | 2015, 2017-2019 Loïc Bruni
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| SURNAME | Atherton, Gee |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Atherton, George David (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British mountain biker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salisbury , UK |