Race Results: Gee Atherton Wins British Downhill Series 1, Combe Sydenham 8

In adverse conditions among a packed field of World cup talent, Gee Atherton won the first round of the 2013 British Downhill Series by over 2 seconds on a sub 3-minute course. While we're not certain at the time of this writing, we believe Gee won on this prototype GT downhill bike. The top 5 was a battle between GT Factory Racing and Team CRC Nukeproof. The 2013 season is going to be a good one! Stay tuned for updates as we receive them.

British Downhill Series Round 1 Race Results (we'll update with full results soon)

1. Gee Atherton, GT Factory Racing - 2:42.049
   
2. Matthew Simmonds, CRC Nukeproof - 2:44.158
   
3. Marc Beaumont, GT Factory Racing - 2:44.255
   
4. Joe Smith, CRC Nukeproof, 2:45.000
   
5. Sam Hill, CRC Nukeproof, 2:47.415
   
6. Harry Heath
7. Richard Thomas
8. James Swinden
9. Adam Brayton
10. Sam Dale
11. Brendan Fairclough
12. Jack Reading
13. Harry Molloy
14. Fraser McGlone
15. Joel Moore