# GT Factory Racing

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For the road cycling team which competed as Trek Factory Racing, see [Trek–Segafredo (men's team)](/source/Trek%E2%80%93Segafredo_(men's_team)).

**Atherton Racing**, competing officially as **Trek Factory Racing**, formerly as **GT Factory Racing** (), is a professional [mountain bike racing](/source/Mountain_bike_racing) [team](/source/Cycling_team) competing in the [World Cup](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup) and [World Champs](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_%26_Trials_World_Championships), as well as national level events, in the [downhill](/source/Downhill_cycling) category. The team began as **Animal Commençal**.

## Palmarès

**2008**- 1st DH, Alpine Bikes Winter Series, [Scotland](/source/Scotland) **-** [Gee Atherton](/source/Gee_Atherton)
- 1st DH, Alpine Bikes Winter series, [Scotland](/source/Scotland) **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 1st DH, Maxxis Cup, [Gouveia](/source/Gouveia_Municipality,_Portugal), [Portugal](/source/Portugal) **-** [Gee Atherton](/source/Gee_Atherton)
- 1st DH, Maxxis Cup, [Gouveia](/source/Gouveia_Municipality,_Portugal), [Portugal](/source/Portugal) **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 2nd DH, Maxxis Cup, [Gouveia](/source/Gouveia_Municipality,_Portugal), [Portugal](/source/Portugal) **-** [Dan Atherton](/source/Dan_Atherton)
- 1st DH, NPS, Round 1, [Ae Forest](/source/Forest_of_Ae), [Scotland](/source/Scotland) **-** [Gee Atherton](/source/Gee_Atherton)
- 1st DH, [UCI Mountain Bike World Cup](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup), Round 1, [Maribor](/source/Maribor), [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia) **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 1st DH, Canadian Open, Kokanee [Crankworx](/source/Crankworx), [Whistler](/source/Whistler,_British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada) **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 1st DH, Monster Energy Garbanzo Downhill, Kokanee [Crankworx](/source/Crankworx), [Whistler](/source/Whistler,_British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada) **-** [Gee Atherton](/source/Gee_Atherton)
- 1st DH, Monster Energy Garbanzo Downhill, Kokanee [Crankworx](/source/Crankworx), [Whistler](/source/Whistler,_British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada) **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 1st DH, [UCI Mountain Bike World Cup](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup), Round 2, [Vallnord](/source/Vallnord), [Andorra](/source/Andorra) **-** [Gee Atherton](/source/Gee_Atherton)
- 1st DH, [UCI Mountain Bike World Cup](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup), Round 2, [Vallnord](/source/Vallnord), [Andorra](/source/Andorra) **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 1st 4X, [UCI Mountain Bike World Cup](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup), Round 2, [Vallnord](/source/Vallnord), [Andorra](/source/Andorra) **-** [Dan Atherton](/source/Dan_Atherton)
- 3rd DH, [UCI Mountain Bike World Cup](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup), Round 3, [Fort William](/source/Fort_William,_Scotland), [Scotland](/source/Scotland) **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 1st DH, [UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_%26_Trials_World_Championships), [Trentino](/source/Trentino), [Italy](/source/Italy) **-** [Gee Atherton](/source/Gee_Atherton)
- 1st DH, [UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_%26_Trials_World_Championships), [Trentino](/source/Trentino), [Italy](/source/Italy) **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 1st DH, [UCI Mountain Bike World Cup](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup), Round 4, [Mont-Sainte-Anne](/source/Mont-Sainte-Anne), [Canada](/source/Canada) **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 1st DH, [UCI Mountain Bike World Cup](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup), Round 5, [Bromont](/source/Bromont,_Quebec), [Canada](/source/Canada) **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 2nd DH, [UCI Mountain Bike World Cup](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup), Round 6, [Canberra](/source/Canberra), [Australia](/source/Australia) **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 1st DH, [UCI Mountain Bike World Cup](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup), Round 7, [Schladming](/source/Schladming), [Austria](/source/Austria) **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 1st DH, [UCI Mountain Bike World Cup](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup), Series Overall **-** [Rachel Atherton](/source/Rachel_Atherton)
- 3rd DH, [UCI Mountain Bike World Cup](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup), Series Overall **-** [Gee Atherton](/source/Gee_Atherton)

**2009**

## External links

- [AthertonRacing.co.uk](http://www.athertonracing.co.uk) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20101023131942/http://www.athertonracing.co.uk/) 23 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- [AnimalCommencal.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20090423042243/http://www.animalcommencal.com/)
- [Atherton Racing Profiles, Silverfish](https://web.archive.org/web/20080617233009/http://www.silverfish-uk.com/sponsored_riders_and_teams.php?view=4)

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