To the untrained eye the steep, rough terrain of downhill mountain biking is a hair-raising exercise in potential pitfalls. Between the start gate and the finish line are twists and turns, jumps, obstacles – natural and man-made...

Many of you may know Rachel Atherton is a 3-time World Downhill Mountain Bike Champion. Few of you will know my credentials as a downhill mountain biker. In short, I have none! Nevertheless, in the spirit of...

In most sports when your career goes downhill it’s distinctly bad news. But in the case of downhill bike racer, Rachel Atherton, arguably Britain’s most successful female athlete of the year so far, the news is all...

This weeks highlight is without doubt Jessica Ennis-Hills incredible World Championship gold medal, however elsewhere there was a great result for Rachel Atherton as she ensured her 6th world cup Mountain Bike win of the season and...

It was a disastrous round of the World Cup for the British women at the World Cup in Fort William this weekend, with three riders, Rachel Atherton, Manon Carpenter and Katy Curd all suffering punctures.

Rachel Atherton, the dominant force in Women’s Downhill Mountain Biking has won the inaugural BT Sport Action Woman of the Year award.