Rachel Atherton

Scotland's thriving adventure sports scene - from mountain biking and kayaking, to adventure racing, surfing and mountain marathons.

Sometimes you meet extraordinary people who have dedicated their lives for a job. These people are riders, product manufacturers, designers, bike patrols or event managers and all of them transform this work into passion. MTB HEROES will follow them and share these stories, emotions, passion, action… You will have the opportunity to have a look in the daily live of the best riders of the planet. This documentary series is a mix of aesthetics, action and true stories, dedicated to mountain bike.

15 athletes, 8 disciplines, 7 countries and 100% Europe. The Old World is the first dedicated European bike movie that bridges the gap between mountain biking and BMX.

The Atherton family name has been a staple in British mountain biking for 2 decades, with huge success in international racing and multiple world championship titles between them, mountain biking's most successful family are have had their ups and downs. With insight from MTB journalists and family friends, we'll be reminiscing on their past achievements, and looking at what the future has to hold. With a sawmill, a bike park and a bike brand recently added to their name, their life in mountain biking is beginning a new chapter. We went to visit them in the Dyfi valley to take a look at how the Atherton drive has turned passion projects into fully fledged businesses.

Two of something is better than one of something. Not2Bad is the sequel to the 2013's NotBad, this time with the cycling mastery and shenanigans taking place in Malaga, Spain.

Follow the Nissan UCI MTB WC Championships 2009