Rachel Atherton takes home her record-breaking 10th victory in a row on the UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup in Leogang, Austria, bringing her total World Cup wins to 30.
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Stay tuned to see if she will be able to maintain her downhill domination in Lenzerheide on July 10th, live on Red Bull TV.
Rachel Laura Atherton is a professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill mountain bike racing, and is a multiple world champion. Atherton began riding BMX at the age of 8 and mountain biking at the age of 11. She currently rides for Trek.
Standing at 1.73cm tall, Rachel is perhaps best portioned to a medium sized Trek Session frame. However, longer and lower is the common trend among the best and so Rachel makes use of the largest frame size on offer.
Complete bike specifications
- Frame: Trek Session 9.9, size Large
- Shock: Fox DHX2, 475lbs spring
- Fork: Fox 40 Float RC2, 65psi
- Stem: Pro Tharsis 9.8 50mm
- Headset: Extended cup headset, 6mm longer
- Grips: Unbranded ODI, wired and glued in place
- Bars: Pro Tharsis 9.8 775mm width, 20mm rise
- Front brake: Shimano Saint BR-M820 w/ 203mm RT98 rotor
- Rear brake: Shimano Saint BR-M820 w/ 203mm RT98 rotor
- Brake levers: Shimano Saint BL-M820
- Chain guide: Shimano Saint SMCD-50
- Rear derailleur: Shimano Saint RD-M820
- Shift levers: Shimano Saint SL-M820
- Cassette: Shimano ‘custom’ 8-speed combination
- Chain: Shimano XTR M981 Sil-Tec, 10-speed
- Crankset: Shimano Saint FD-M820, 165mm, 36t, with Stages Power Meter
- Bottom bracket: Shimano SM-BB80
- Pedals: Crankbrothers Mallet DH Race
- Rims: ‘Bontrager’ rims, (possible Stan’s NoTubes Flow EX)
- Hubs: Shimano Saint HB-M820 and FH-M825, 32h
- Spokes: stainless steel, butted, 2x lacing, w/ alloy nipples
- Front tyre: Bontrager G5, 27.5 x 2.5in, tubeless, 24psi
- Rear tyre: Bontrager G5, 27.5 x 2.5in, tubeless, 24psi
- Saddle: Pro Tharsis 9.8
- Seatpost: Pro Tharsis 9.8 carbon
Critical measurements
- Rider’s height: 1.73m (5ft 8in)
- Rider’s weight: 66kg (145lb)
- Top tube length (effective): 545mm
- Total bicycle weight: 15.42kg (34lb) (approx.)
