Are we up to Episode 8 already? Episode 8 of The Atherton Project begins with the team heading out on enduro bikes with 7-time Paris-Dakar rider Mick Extance – and getting stuck into some North Wales mud, quite literally. Then it’s on to World Cup… More ›
The New Zealand Mountain Bike Team completed its competition schedule in Italy today at the final round of the UCI World Cup, in the beautiful northern Italian Val di Sole. Temperatures again rose to 40 degrees plus for the days racing, with competition to match… More ›
If you live in Queenstown you may have seen the the Atherton trio rocking their new kit, although I know it was kept under tight lock and key. Anyway as of today the team kit and decals are out. In addition there are a few… More ›
Dan, Rachel and Gee had been on the ground in Queenstown for less than an hour and between the three of them had already logged more tweets than, well probably all of you (maybe not me). Anyhow you will probably see them around, unofficially turning… More ›
If your desktop needs a little bit of a Monday lift then Fox Shox have the solution. Your desktop could be rocking either Gee or Cam in a matter of minutes. Get the Gee one in 1920×1080 here and in 1280 x 1024 here. More ›
It’s with regret I have to contact you with some more injury news. On Tuesday night of this week Dan was out riding dirt jumps at his local trails in Llanfyllin, when he crashed and landed awkwardly on his head. Dan was taken to Shrewsbury… More ›
So there were a few guesses on what was in the bag on Spoke’s Facebook page but no one really got the gist of what we were giving away. So here it is spelled out… These are the goggles Gee Atherton was wearing during the… More ›
Episode Four of The Atherton Project begins in Belgium at the first round of the 4X World Cup. Gee has to watch from the sidelines due to a shoulder injury, so Dan’s left to fly the flag for the Athertons. Can he get his season… More ›
Wow… How’s that for an insane Fort William World Cup! We all know that the Kiwi World Cup riders shred but I’m guessing no one had this 1,2,3 listed in their Dirt fantasy predictions. Gee Atherton of team Commencal thrilled the home crowd to take… More ›
Justin Leov just landed third place behind Gee Atherton and teammate Andrew Neethling at the US Open at Diablo mountain bike park. It’s Justin’s second US podium in just over four weeks; combine that with his 9th at Maribor and it looks like he’s gonna… More ›
A Fed Ex parcel just turned up and as you can see it had some nuggets inside. The four premier discs for the NZ Follow Me tour (starting this week in Wellington). I haven’t done any work this morning as I had to watch it…… More ›
Yup the official trailer for Follow Me just dropped and it’s pretty darn choice. There’s a few Snow Park gems in there, some Zoots heli footage and a quick shot from Skippers, but the WHOLE thing looks insane, and it’s coming up quick; the world… More ›
While Gee and Stevie were posing for this awesome photo some drunk Alexandra local was rummaging through our van, ignoring ipods, wallets and iphones she grabbed the 16mm camera that the Anthill crew use for helmet POV shots, Gees shoes! and a Red Bull cap.… More ›
Sorry for the lack of updates, it’s been a pretty crazy last few days scouting filming locations, tuning bikes and setting a schedule for the next little bit. So if you haven’t figured it out I’m in the South Island shooting with the Anthill crew… More ›
It’s not exactly news but Shimano’s off-shoot company PRO has been working on pro model parts, aka the “Star Series” with Thomas Vanderham and The Athertons. These two choice little vids produced by Anthill give a pretty cool introduction to the parts and the time… More ›