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Yes, so the ‘worst kept secret in mountainbike history’ is here, it is official, the Athertons and Marc Beaumont will be riding for GT Bicycles. Athertons and Marc Beaumont sign up to GT Bicycles for 2012: Exclusive Video So yes, we have all been waiting for the official press release, well here it is: World […]

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It’s official, Gee, Rach and Dan Atherton will leave Commencal. But who will they ride for next year? After five great years with Commencal the Athertons are on the move. The internet rumour mill has been grinding out speculation for a while that the fastest family in downhill will make a switch to riding GT […]

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As you may know, we here at Dirt have exclusive access to the new Commencal Supreme DH frame. We are following the frame from the initial early drawings, through to prototype stage, testing and then final production. The complete story will come out in the magazine in a few months time, but just to keep […]

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The new Atherton Racing website has launched and Rachel Atherton gives an emotional insight into both her crash at Leogang and the subsequent recovery. Here’s a snippet: “So, the old shoulder dislocation rears its ugly head again. At least it wasn’t my ‘bad’ shoulder from last year, so that is good. My physio is some […]

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We bring you the latest Saturday morning paddock action. Pretty much everyone was on the turbo trainers, apart from one man, who was grafting… Can Rachel put in another big winning margin? Can Gracia pull one out of the bag tomorrow? Danny Hart rocks out. Bernard Kerr puts in the miles While all others are […]

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