DirtTV:Winter Training with the Athertons

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Rob and John Parkin spent a few days with Gee and Rachel Atherton in Italy to see what they get up to pre season.

“1112 Miles south. That’s how far it is from Orpheus HQ in Durham to Finale Ligure in Northern Italy. You would think the hot air blowing off the Mediterranean would be enough to keep Finale warm, and by all accounts, it usually is. Not this time though, as we popped out of the Frejus Tunnel into a blizzard… 48 hours later we were still sitting about waiting for the snow to stop, with the locals’ frequent comments of “this never usually happens here” doing little to improve our mood. But hey, we are used to it. Experience has shown that the further you travel for a film shoot, and the more money it costs to get there, the worse the weather is when you arrive. Sods law really.
Luckily, things turned around in incredibly quick fashion, with blizzard turning into dry trails and sunshine literally overnight. The video below is the result of a few days hanging out with the Athertons in Italy, “training” apparently!
Special thanks to Finalefreeride.net for letting us stay with them when the Atherton’s apartment ended up with less space than required! Expect a full tour of Finale’s epic trail network later in the year, once the snow has well and truly melted.”


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27 Responses to “DirtTV:Winter Training with the Athertons”

  1. nice vid….

  2. That was amazingly rad! Where was Dan though?

  3. Luc "Acadian" Albert
    March 25th, 2010 at 11:50 am

    good fun!!

  4. Think the missing Atherton is in Cali eating burritos with Clay Porter.

  5. Tough life…

  6. We set sail for Finale on Good Friday… Fired uuup!

  7. Nice vid, think thats what gee needed to do last year, get out and ride downhill more instead of goin 2 the gym, fair enuf he looked like bruce lee going in2 last season but think he’ll b a race winning contender again this season now he’s been on his bike more thru the off season. Gud luck chap, Rach looks on it as well, hope she don’t f**k herself up again. Gud luck guys.

  8. Good to see Rach back after the shoulder issues. Gee looking fast as ever, and smooth through that hella rocky section at the end.

  9. Isn’t Dan in Madrid for this weekends UCI BMX supercross event

  10. The black bikes look cool.

  11. @Russ, oh yes, that’s this weekend isn’t it. TRack looks good http://www.bmxmadrid.com/eng_sec_00.asp

  12. Sweet man, hope it all goes well this season for them!

  13. any reason for the thor kit?

  14. Anyone know the second song?

  15. All tracks on this vid are by ‘Two door Cinema Club’ and on the new album ‘Tourist History’. saw them last Friday in Oxford and they were the business.

  17. Them Commencals look damn good in black!

    And Gee’s a ripper on a motorsickle too… Nice one!!

  18. There bikes look fucking mint in black

  19. Rachel is also a hottie

  20. Jboon – somone had to say it eh? lol

  21. I thougth they had parted company with Animal as their sponsors? Doesn’t look like it though.

  22. ste-tommo – Thor kit seeing as Madison (Commencal, Shimano, etc) are Thor UK distributors too for the MX side of their business.

  23. thats fukin sikk! the black commencals are stealth!! good to see rach back on it!

  24. Sponsored by Nissan yet rolling in a Volkswagen….?

    Killer video :D Gee is on it!

  25. Animal are still a sponsor, just not a title-sponsor.
    Mike.

  26. Thought these guys rode for a drinks company judging by this vid

  27. c.J. Parker sponsors aint gona sponsor you if you dont spread their name and give them coverage.

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