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GT Factory Racing
Team information
UCI codeGTR
RegisteredUnited Kingdom
Founded2007 (2007)
Discipline(s)Mountain bike
BicyclesTrek
Key personnel
General managerDan Brown
Team manager(s)Simon Atherton
Team name history
2007–2011
2012–2015
2015–
Animal Commençal
GT Factory Racing
Trek Factory Racing

Atherton Racing, competing officially as Trek Factory Racing, formerly as GT Factory Racing (UCI team code: ANC), is a professional mountain bike racing team competing in the World Cup and World Champs, as well as national level events, in the downhill category. The team began as Animal Commençal.

Palmarès

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2008
1st DH, Alpine Bikes Winter Series, Scotland - Gee Atherton
1st DH, Alpine Bikes Winter series, Scotland - Rachel Atherton
1st DH, Maxxis Cup, Gouveia, Portugal - Gee Atherton
1st DH, Maxxis Cup, Gouveia, Portugal - Rachel Atherton
2nd DH, Maxxis Cup, Gouveia, Portugal - Dan Atherton
1st DH, NPS, Round 1, Ae Forest, Scotland - Gee Atherton
1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 1, Maribor, Slovenia - Rachel Atherton
1st Canada DH, Canadian Open, Kokanee Crankworx, Whistler, Canada - Rachel Atherton
1st DH, Monster Energy Garbanzo Downhill, Kokanee Crankworx, Whistler, Canada - Gee Atherton
1st DH, Monster Energy Garbanzo Downhill, Kokanee Crankworx, Whistler, Canada - Rachel Atherton
1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 2, Vallnord, Andorra - Gee Atherton
1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 2, Vallnord, Andorra - Rachel Atherton
1st 4X, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 2, Vallnord, Andorra - Dan Atherton
3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 3, Fort William, Scotland - Rachel Atherton
1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Trentino, Italy - Gee Atherton
1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Trentino, Italy - Rachel Atherton
1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 4, Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada - Rachel Atherton
1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 5, Bromont, Canada - Rachel Atherton
2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 6, Canberra, Australia - Rachel Atherton
1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 7, Schladming, Austria - Rachel Atherton
1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Series Overall - Rachel Atherton
3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Series Overall - Gee Atherton
2009

2013 Team roster

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Rider Date of birth
 Dan Atherton (GBR) (1982-01-25) 25 January 1982 (age 42)
 Gee Atherton (GBR) (1985-02-26) 26 February 1985 (age 39)
 Rachel Atherton (GBR) (1987-12-06) 6 December 1987 (age 36)
 Marc Beaumont (GBR) (1984-09-25) 25 September 1984 (age 40)
 Martin Maes (BEL) (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27)
 Taylor Vernon (GBR) (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 28)
 James Wolf (CAN) (1993-03-20) 20 March 1993 (age 31)

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