Dan Atherton

Dan Atherton

Dan Atherton racing in the Dual Slalom at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Simon Atherton
Nickname	Dan, AFFY
Born	January 25, 1982 (1982-01-25) (age 29) Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
Height	185cm
Weight	83kg
Team information
Current team	Animal Commençal
Discipline	BMX & MTB
Role	Rider
Rider type	DH & 4X
Professional team(s)
2007–	Animal Commençal
Major wins
GBR 4X National Champion (1 Wins) UCI 4X World Cup (1 Wins)
Infobox last updated on 18 May 2009

Daniel Simon Atherton, known as Dan Atherton (born 25 January 1982, near Salisbury) is a professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill and four cross mountain bike racing, and is a former national champion of Great Britain. He began riding BMX at the age of 15 and mountain biking a year later.^[1]

Since 2007, Dan has been one third of the Animal Commençal racing team, alongside brother Gee Atherton and sister Rachel Atherton.

Dan, along with Rachael and Gee, is the star of the web series "The Atherton Project" a series which follows their day to day lives.

In 2010 Dan broke a vertebrae in his neck whilst training and has missed half of the season including the World Championships.

Palmarès

2004

1st 4X, British National Mountain Biking Championships

2003

2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 3

2006

4th 4X, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

4th DH, European Mountain Bike Championships

4th 4X, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 6

2007

10th DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Fort William

9th 4X, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 3, St Anne

3rd 4X, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 5, Maribor

2nd Irish National Championships, Rostrevor

2nd NPS DH, Round 3, Moelfre

6th NPS DH, Round 4, Caersws

6th NPS DH, Round 5, Innerliethan

4th Fat Face Night Race

4th Red Bull Metro Ride

3rd Urban Pro, Paris

2008

1st 4X, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Vallnord, Andorra

2nd Maxxis Cup, Gouveia, Portugal

References

1. ^ "Dan Atherton Interview". British Cycling. 16 April 2008. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/mtb/News2006/20060416_dan_atherton_interview.asp. 

External links

• athertonracing.co.uk
• An interview with the Athertons, Steve Thomas, Cycling News, 6 September 2007
• Silverfish Atherton Racing Profiles

Persondata
Name	Atherton, Dan
Alternative names
Short description	English racing cyclist
Date of birth	25 January 1982
Place of birth	Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
Date of death
Place of death