Part of the frighteningly talented Atherton family trio, which includes fellow bikers brother Dan and sister Rachel, Gee was the first British male to win the world championships in downhill mountain biking in 2008.
He’s also won the European title and in 2009, won the British championships. He lives in north Wales with his brother and sister and, he says, spends far too much money on motocross bikes. Here's what you need to know about Gee...
D.O.B: 26.02.85
Discipline: Downhill Mountain Biking
What’s your favourite word?
‘Awesome’. I use it way too many times in a day.
What’s the worst thing anyone’s ever said to you?
“What went wrong?” I’ve heard it a lot from journalists this year as my riding hasn’t been going so well. I don’t want to hear it at all in 2010.
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
I’d start riding motocross much earlier.
What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Living somewhere with better weather.
How would you like to be remembered?
As a success.
Learn more about the phenomenon that is the Atherton's at Animal Commencal.
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