The Athertons

The Athertons
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01.

Nationality: British

02.

Place of Birth: Sailsbury

03.

Sport: Downhill mountain bikes

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Started competing at a young age

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Ambassador Vehicle: Vito Sport

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Nickname: Team Atherton

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Awards: National & World champions

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Influences: The Atherton Project

Rough mileage covered so far for 2011 in the Vito Sport?

4000 miles

What's the largest item you've transported in your Vito Sport?

Three motocross bikes, they fit in like a dream.

What's the strangest item you've transported in your Vito Sport?

Gee took his cat Nancy to the local shops with me once, he was into it to start with just chilling on the dashboard, but i don't think he's a big traveler. Good company though.....

Favorite thing about the Vito Sport?

The combination of having all that space to transport stuff and move it all around, but still having the comfort, smoothness and speed of a car... it's the best of both worlds..

Funniest anecdote that's happened in the vehicle?

Probably when a bunch of us arrived at a training spot about 2 hours away from our house to ride downhill for the day, and Rach realized she hadn't actually brought her bike, she thought someone else had packed it for her! She was stuck driving uplifts for the day....

Strangest place you've taken the vehicle?

We've had the Vito Sport up some pretty impressive Italian mountain roads, narrow ghetto roads that are only used by goats these days, but are the only way to access some of the incredible DH tracks out there.

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