Atherton Racing, competing officially as Trek Factory Racing, formerly as GT Factory Racing (), 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 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 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 References External links AthertonRacing.co.uk AnimalCommencal.com Atherton Racing Profiles, Silverfish Mountain biking teams and clubs Mountain biking in the United Kingdom Cycling teams established in 2007 Cycling teams based in the United Kingdom