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Rachel Atherton

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Rachel Laura Atherton (born 6 December 1987, near Salisbury) is a professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill mountain bike racing, and is a multiple UCI World Champion. [1]

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Andorra

Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra (Principat d'Andorra), also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra (Principat de les Valls d'Andorra), is a sovereign landlocked microstate on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees, bordered by France in the north and Spain in the south.

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Anne-Caroline Chausson

Anne-Caroline Chausson (born 8 October 1977 in Dijon) is a French professional cyclist who competes in bicycle enduro, bicycle motocross (BMX), downhill time trial and cross-country mass start, dual, and four-cross mountain bicycle racing.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Austria

Austria (Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe.

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Balneário Camboriú

Balneário Camboriú is a major beach resort city in the Brazilian southern state of Santa Catarina.

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British National Mountain Biking Championships

The British Mountain Biking National Championships are organized by British Cycling, and the winner has the right to wear the national champion's jersey for the following year.

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Bromont, Quebec

Bromont is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, at the base of Mount Brome; it is in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality.

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Caersws

Caersws (Caersŵs) is a village and community on the River Severn, in the Welsh county of Powys, west of Newtown, and halfway between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury.

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Cairns

Cairns is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia.

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Combe Sydenham

Combe Sydenham is an historic manor in Somerset, England.

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Cycle sport

Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles.

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Cyclingnews.com

Cyclingnews.com is a website providing cycling news and race result owned by Immediate Media Company.

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Dan Atherton

Daniel Simon Atherton, known as Dan Atherton (born 25 January 1982, near Salisbury), is a professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill, four cross and enduro-downhill mountain bike racing, and is a former national champion of Great Britain.

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Downhill mountain biking

Downhill mountain biking (DH) is a genre of mountain biking practiced on steep, rough terrain that often features jumps, drops, rock gardens and other obstacles.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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European Mountain Bike Championships

The European Mountain Bike Championships (EMBCs) are an annual mountain bike racing championship in Europe.

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Fort William, Highland

Fort William (An Gearasdan "The Garrison") is a town in the Scottish Highlands, located on the eastern shore of Loch Linnhe.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Gee Atherton

George David Atherton, known as Gee Atherton (born 26 February 1985, near Salisbury, England) is a professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill and four cross mountain bike racing, and is a multiple national champion, multiple World Cup winner, and 2010 & 2014 Downhill World Champion.

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Gouveia, Portugal

Gouveia is a city and a municipality in the District of Guarda in Portugal.

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GT Bicycles

GT Bicycles designs and manufactures road, mountain, and bmx bicycles.

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GT Factory Racing

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.

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Hafjell

Hafjell is a village and a ski resort in Norway, in the Øyer municipality in the county of Oppland.

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Innerleithen

Innerleithen (Inbhir Leitheann) is a civil parish and a small town in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Lenzerheide

Lenzerheide (Romansh: Lai) is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn.

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Leogang

Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg in Austria.

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Llansilin

Llansilin is a village and local government community in Powys, Wales, about 6 miles west of Oswestry.

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Lourdes

Lourdes (Lorda in Occitan) is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees.

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Maribor

Maribor (German: Marburg an der Drau) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Lower Styria.

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Méribel

Méribel is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps, situated near the town of Moûtiers.

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Mont-Sainte-Anne

Mont-Sainte-Anne is a ski resort in eastern Canada, located in the town of Beaupré, Quebec, about northeast of Quebec City.

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Monte Tamaro

Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

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Mountain bike

A mountain bike or mountain bicycle (abbreviated Mtn Bike or MTB) is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling.

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Mountain bike racing

Mountain bike racing (shortened MTB or ATB racing) is the competitive cycle sport discipline of mountain biking held on off-road terrain.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light-duty truck having an enclosed cab and an open cargo area with low sides and tailgate.

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Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg (Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa),In recognized minority languages of Portugal: Portugal is the oldest state in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times.

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Salisbury

Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England, with a population of 40,302, at the confluence of the rivers Nadder, Ebble, Wylye and Bourne.

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Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz (Holy Cross) is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California.

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Schladming

Schladming is a small former mining town in the northwest of the Austrian state of Styria that is now a popular tourist destination.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Sea Otter Classic

The is a bicycling and outdoor sports festival and exposition held each spring since 1991 at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.

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Slovenia

Slovenia (Slovenija), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene:, abbr.: RS), is a country in southern Central Europe, located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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The Sunday Times

The Sunday Times is the largest-selling British national newspaper in the "quality press" market category.

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Time trial

In many racing sports an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time.

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Trek Bicycle Corporation

Trek Bicycle Corporation is a bicycle and cycling product manufacturer and distributor under brand names Trek, Electra Bicycle Company, Gary Fisher, Bontrager, Diamant Bikes, Villiger Bikes and, until 2008, LeMond Racing Cycles and Klein.

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UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Junior women's downhill

The junior women's downhill is an event at the annual UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships.

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UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's downhill

The women's downhill is an event at the annual UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships.

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UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

The UCI Mountain Bike World Championships are the world championship events for mountain bike racing in the disciplines of cross country, downhill, and four-cross.

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UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is a multi-round mountain bike racing series that is sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Val di Sole

The Sole Valley (Ladin: Val de Sól, Val di Sole or Valle di Sole, Sulztal) is a valley in Trentino, northern Italy.

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Val-d'Isère

Val d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region) in southeastern France.

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Vallnord

Vallnord is a ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains in the country of Andorra, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars.

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Viral video

A viral video is a video that becomes popular through a viral process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email.

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Whistler, British Columbia

Whistler (Squamish language: Sḵwiḵw) is a resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver and south of the town of Pemberton.

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Windham (town), New York

Windham is a town in Greene County, New York, United States.

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2011 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

The 2011 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 22nd edition of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships and was held in Champéry, Switzerland.

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2013 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

The 2013 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 24th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, and was held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (Trials, Downhill, Cross-country Eliminator, and Olympic Cross-country events) and Leogang, Austria (Four-cross events).

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2014 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

The 2014 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 25th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, held in Hafjell and Lillehammer, Norway.

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2015 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

The 2015 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 26th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, held in Vallnord, Andorra.

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2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

The 2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 27th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Atherton

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