Video: Atherton's Malaga Training Camp

 Oh yeah? I bet you'd like to "feed off" her...

 I will literally eat a pancake off her face.

 Rach had me at "hello", but then lost me at "we feed off each other".....so, so tired of hearing that

 Great vid, looking forward to seeing this crew on the World Cup.

But seriously, guys, knock it off… any article with a lady in it and a bunch of members go off like uncontrollable 14yos typing with their d^&* in their left hand. Or there is a debate about whether [insert name here] is cute or not…. grow up, that crap doesn't belong here.

 Anyone seen Game of Thrones? The Queen and the Brother?

 robwhynot- I'm just a massive fan of pancakes... you perv.

 NOt directed at you specifically, it just happens all the time and is disrespectful.

 Robwhynot is right... Not only is it crude and highly gross to talk nonstop about Rach's 'hotness', it's disrespectful of the immense amount of work and dedication she's put into racing, and her achievements at large. She didn't get there by being hot, and her work ethic and commitment will long outlast her looks.

 yeah but still bro...

 Forget reach', how about big lloydie. He's a whole lotta man to cuddle. Haha.

 Lloydy, that's who would fry an egg on a baking tray.

 Why are you singling out left handed Dcik touchers?

 ambatt- I'm not defending people who write "crude" and "highly gross" stuff but you can still respect a woman ripper if you think she's hot... that's what guys have been doing all along. That like saying you think Shia Labeouf is hot and you want to do dirty things to him but you don't respect him as an actor... a terrible example but you get the point. Thinking a woman is hot has no bearing on how you think of her as a rider, unless you're a sponsor..

 I'd eat a box of nerds from her butthole

 Whatever, man. It's not about what you said, it's the general theme in the comments with any female rider -- this video wasn't entirely about Rachel or how 'cute' she is, yet this comment was the most up voted one... Not about how incredibly much she has done for mountain biking, not for women's athletics, not for racing or British cycling or anything like that. Instead, the comments surround twisting words like 'feeding off' (seriously, WTF?) and 'she likes it rough'.

We get it -- she definitely is cute. But pointing that out immediately is not only objectifying her for her looks, but it creates a theme of focus that's inappropriate for a fellow rider.

Lastly, @scott-Townes, my comment wasn't directed at you; I was simply agreeing with another commenter. I understood your pancake comment as some sort of bizarre, random comedic stab... Which was funny.

 Mtbfrlife: comment of the month for me!!!

 Oh I know you're not insulted by my likings of pancakes and faces for plates but just wanted to point that out... which I really hope is the truth for some of these puberty boys... including that dude who's apparently a fan of pretending people are rabbits and eating candy dung from their back ends.

 there's a reason she has so many sponsors she eat's most average riders for breakfast ,

 Haha, these are her words actually and that is why it is funny. Relax people, she said that exact words saying why she does not like bigger wheels.

 If Syndicate had Rach, no other camp would compare!

 Maybe but I don't think we'd get the quality of WC racing that we all enjoy if they didn't take it super seriously - its awesome that they can be so obsessed with such fine details - wasn't it something like 1.90seconds separating the tope eight rider at some rounds? Just insane levels of skill, passion, and determination....

Not sure Im serious enough!

 Obviously he is serious, he wants to win. It's what racers do. It's possible to be serious and still have fun.

 But if you forget why you started this - because you love riding your bike - you get burnt out, so too serious isn't good

 Yeah he is boring listening to, but i just mute and watch him ride.

 It's his to lose this year IMO. I've ridden the trails in this vid and by fuck he's quick.

 They run a massive business, they have lots of responsibility, they practically own the sport we love, I personally think they are entitled to be serious. Of course this is simply the persona being shown to the world, real people underneath and probably have a lot more fun than most, you just don't get to see it.

 I was actually thinking that he's chilled out a bit and found the fun again in biking and what he does. He still wants to win of course. I enjoyed the vibe of this video just a bunch of people all stoked on bikes.

 Don't get me wrong! he is one of my top riders! and of course he have to take it super serious, but a laughter here and there in this video would be awesome! and thats up to the guys who makes the video! Go Gee!

 Gee banger for the title this year......I am biased obviously lol.

 You have to be serious if racing is what pays the bills.

 Gee is the only rider that will injure himself in practice during the weekend and still finish with a top 3 finish. The guy has nine lives and damn he's fast. Tough as a rock also. It's incredible how he can psychologically put a crash away and then Bomb down the next run even faster. It's going to be an interesting season.

For those of you who say he's too serious, remember Gwin a couple years back? He's was just if not more serious. The more serious it is the better the competition and entertaining it is.

 Don't mix up being serious and not having fun. If you look at Stevie, he's always having a good time, went to Crankworx, got pissdrunk after worlds, etc. But that doesn't mean he does not put in the hours to get the win

 kind of made me wonder if they were ti

 just made me think mine are nowhere near as good looking

 I believe they are a new prototype mx style top crown with mx style bar mount - maybe even with rubber anti-vib's like on an mx bike

 Yeah its definitely prototype, maybe not for the forks though, Gee is running a 0mm stem

 Smith's out with injury for the first couple, which is a shame.

 Looks like a production one

 i think its a fury frame for enduro

 It is indeed really close to the fury, but looks close to this: www.pinkbike.com/news/gt-prototype-enduro-dan-atherton.html

 yeah thats it. But i dont see the point, gt released the new and improved gt range with a suspension design incredibly complicated and also rides amazing but then for enduro they go but to a simple single pivot design 4 a all rounder up and down bike. On there website the have 2 categories 'enduro' which would probably be that bike and then theres 'all mountain' which features the faithful force bike range, what i think is there trying to make their successful new fury design (Single pivot) and try and reach out and say that this bike desends like the fury but climbs way better

 yea I was also irritated by the fact that they just realeased the force but I can well imagine that the EWS tracks need somthing else..