▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 ▁and ▁mountain ▁b ik ing ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁both ▁Sunday ▁Times ' ▁Sport sw oman ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁and ▁BBC ▁Mid lands ▁Junior ▁Sport sw oman ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁then ▁BBC ▁Mid lands ▁Sport sw oman ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁video ▁of ▁A ther ton ▁over t aking ▁ 9 1 ▁compet itors ▁in ▁five ▁minutes ▁during ▁a ▁race ▁went ▁vir al . ▁ ▁Career ▁For ▁ 5 ▁years ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁A ther ton ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Animal ▁Com men ç al ▁race ▁team ▁along ▁with ▁brothers ▁Dan ▁A ther ton ▁and ▁Ge e ▁A ther ton . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁A ther ton , ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁brothers ▁Dan , ▁Ge e ▁and ▁Marc ▁Be aum ont , ▁signed ▁with ▁GT ▁B icy cles . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁A ther ton ▁and ▁her ▁brothers ▁signed ▁with ▁Tre k ▁B icy cle ▁Corporation ▁to ▁race ▁for ▁Tre k ▁A ther ton ▁Racing . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁A ther ton ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁El ite ▁U CI ▁Down hill ▁World ▁Championship , ▁defe ating ▁second ▁placed ▁Sab r ina ▁J onn ier ▁by ▁ 1 1 . 9 9 ▁seconds ▁in ▁the ▁final .