Rachel Pageau is OnlyFans' Latest Sponsored Mountain Biker
In news we weren't sure was true back in January of 2023, OnlyFans signed Lewis Buchanan. They also sponsored Stefan Garlicki early last year. Now, the digital media platform best known for adult content has picked up Canadian enduro and downhill racer Rachel Pageau. The brand continues to at least appear to work on cleaning up its reputation and expanding its offering by attracting music, fitness and sports creators.
 | 2024 is gonna be a year! Fired up to be supported by @onlyfans to race my bike around the world this season. Catch more behind the scenes content about my life, travels and preparation for World Cup racing! |
Pageau's OnlyFans account can be found here, but you'll have to pay $5.99 per month to access content on it.
OnlyFans now has over 120 million registered users and has paid out a total of over $5 billion to creators since its inception in 2016, according to TechReport.com. The site has an average of 420 million monthly active users and an estimated 1.25 million daily active users.
Pageau took top honours in the Costa Rican Open of Downhill this past weekend and so it looks like, while Lewis Buchanan may have been banned from competing at UCI events because of his OnlyFans sponsorship, she has not encountered an issue as of yet or is willing to pay the fine to race.
The regulation that Buchanan was found to have violated in the official UCI Cycling Regulations document falls under "Sponsorship". Article 1.1.089 reads:
Without prejudice of the applicable law, no brand of tobacco, spirits, pornographic products or any other products that might damage the image of the UCI or the sport of cycling in general shall be associated directly or indirectly with a licence-holder, a UCI team or a national or international cycling competition. As defined in the present article, a spirit is a beverage with a content in alcohol of 15% or more.
Breaches of articles 1.1.089 and 1.1.090 may be sanctioned as follows:
- Refused start and/or fine of CHF 1’000 to 25’000 for a licence-holder (art. 1.1.089 only);
- Refusal or withdrawal of the registration, refused start and/or fine of CHF 5’000 to 500’000 for a team;
- Refusal or removal from the calendar and/or fine of CHF 5’000 to 500’000 for an organiser.
Breaches of articles 1.1.089 and 1.1.090 may be sanctioned as follows:
- Refused start and/or fine of CHF 1’000 to 25’000 for a licence-holder (art. 1.1.089 only);
- Refusal or withdrawal of the registration, refused start and/or fine of CHF 5’000 to 500’000 for a team;
- Refusal or removal from the calendar and/or fine of CHF 5’000 to 500’000 for an organiser.
We reached out to Pageau to see if that is something she is concerned about and she said:
| The whole World Cup situation isn't fully settled yet, the UCI and OnlyFans are still in talks and are exploring options. We will find common ground allowing me to race World Cups for sure. All in all, this new sponsorship will greatly help me focus on training and racing my bike and everyone at OnlyFans is so nice and supportive, it's a great partnership to be in. |
From what we can see on Buchanan's Roots and Rain profile, it doesn't look like he has competed in any UCI-sanctioned events since January 2023 when he announced his OnlyFans sponsorship. We've reached out to see if he's been able to reach an agreement with the UCI ahead of the 2024 season.
At a time when many athletes are being forced to step back from racing due to lack of sponsorship, it's great to see that Pageau has found a way to make her racing dreams come true and we wish her all the best with the partnership.
Editors' note: we're reporting on this because it's MTB news and also because we reported on Lewis' news last year. We're reminding everyone to not be gross in the comments, we'll be handing out bans for sexualizing athletes—if in doubt, don't be a creepy weirdo. 
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In this case my first comment was simply a joke. @averagerug obviously didn't get it and I could've tried and explain it. However, when he (obviously) so quickly escalated his replies I simply went along for the ride. I agree that it bordered on pedantry but I should add that it is not my responsibility to point out people's typos or neg-proppers' inability to spot them.
Not too familiar with Only Friend but considering it is primarily North Americans commenting here, they're just not that well known over here in Europe I guess. I only heard of them when they started sponsoring Lewis so maybe they're just trying to build a different reputation in other markets by sponsoring more creators outside the porn scene. What UCI is doing here isn't quite helping anyone. As for the reputation of UCI, what they're known primarily for now is for extorting money from podium finishers (when they rock up in clothes the UCI doesn't seem fit) and changing rules last minute yet not responding to questions from both media as well as the rider union (shifting certain XC athletes up in the WC start order) among others. The reputation of the UCI really won't be hampered by whatever sponsorship athletes negotiate to make ends meet.
Events are individually organised and controlled overall by Discovery. The americans at Discovery are the people you need to be angry with for ruining the world cup series.
The UCI has expertise in areas such as controlled substance testing, which can only be a good thing for the sport.
It's not PEDs though, it's only the cumulative effects of marginal gains
When I watch a tiny bit of the TDF or the Olympics these days, I just want to see the freak show. Please entertain me with ridiculous record breaking performances.
Right? Lmfao
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My friend Alia ( onlyfans.com/u306404531?rec=26965750 ) started one a year and a half ago to help fund her international technical rope rescue competition climbing events. Hell her entire team has to sell team jerseys for each competition to supplement themselves, as they're all paying their own way to events and airfare is expensive when you're flying from Surrey BC (in Alia's case) to Sao Paulo, Brazil, as the current Grimpday event is taking place at right now. They're the first ALL female team invited to the international grimpday competition series, including at the world championships in Belgium last year. I think her airfare each way for 2 people for the current competition is in the order of about $8,000 and there isn't going to be that sort of money paid out even if their team won. One of the women flies in from Taiwan each event, another is coming from the USA, another Belgium, one is in Panama and I forget where the other one comes from.
Matt Beer/Henry Quinney posts, and the buy and sell are the only thing pinkbike is good for now.
I have never been on only fans and never will because (deleted content)..................
Nearly every interview or podcast from people in the bike industry say that the sport needs outside sponsorship to survive/grow, especially in times like these and yet when people do find the deals to support themselves and their families all the biking forums are up in arms because they don’t like it. Get sponsored by Only Fans - “it’s a porn site” (apart from all the artists, content creators, etc that aren’t adult content).
It seems that all people want to do is whinge and bitch about everything and can’t be happy that other people are being successful.
May seem off topic but she is also sponsored by Oskar Blues Brewery, the makers of Dale's Pale Ale. You can argue whether or not Dale's is a good beer but I'm going to buy it regardless cause it has my name on it.
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double standard?!
Not to mention Monster makes spiked beverages (and beer?), but I think that is different division of the company entirely.
Not saying they shall be banned but still interesting.
LOL, so how is it that UCI World Teams like UAE Team Emirates, Bahrain - Victorious and INEOS Grenadiers are allowed? ♂️
People who are looking for adult content will find adult content, on Onlyfans or elsewhere. They aren't drawing in any new porn customers through hosting some mountain bikers on the platform.
Look who rides for them… Lewis Buchanan the guy literally makes videos about chains falling off his bikes…
(I don't know the actual number and I am legitimately curious)
What do you think kids are stupid? There was a strip club not far from where I grew up. We went to other stores and businesses near it. Drove by it all the time. We all knew what it was as kids.
Yes. There's even a town in the USA in Illinois I believe that's got dozens of arcades machines in their core business district, its located off famed Route 66.
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Onlyfans found it suitable to show these 3 posts. I never typed in "nuude" "p0rn" or anything else related to adult content - just "onlyfans".
This is my point. Yes kids can, but shouldnt, access any type of content. Normalizing adult content to a kid who is not equipped with the tools to understand that this shit is not real and should not be something to look up to.
When athletes push Onlyfans logo and webpage to kids who look up to them - they are also pushing explicit content straight into their faces. If Onlyfans is "ok" to sponsor athletes ...why not just go straight to the core and call up Pornhub and ask for money in exchange for a audience they cannot market to.Racers gets their bills paid and get to race. Which is a great result...and never mind side effects.
Mabye McDonalds will be next to sponsor an event with the Mcflurry rock garden and the Super Size finish booter. That would be awesome Starting gate is an giant McD logo
Do you just want to pretend adult content doesn't exist? I grew up in a much different time before the internet is what it is now, but even in the print days they still sold the dirty magazines right there at the news stands and bookstores at the mall, the local convenience store, etc. Sure you had to be 18 to buy it but it was right there being sold out in the open.
Maybe you should take the time to educate your kids about this type of stuff (since you know it does exist) instead of trying to hide them from it and pretend it doesnt exist.
vailed and no matter what energy drink companies and clothing brands are doing…..nor will we ever take the approach that money is everything.
Not that it changes anything about the rest of your comment which was correct.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DmlhaIlOhc
Lots of people subscribe to these people to show support for them and get exclusive content in return. It’s not all foot fetishes and gamer girls showing their boobs.
www.motorcycle.com/news/playboy-to-sponsor-motogp-team-88118.html
reason 1: Sure "OF is helping content creators and contributors with money blabla" but frankly as stated nummerous times it's an adult social media and shouldn't belong in racing. if they'd be serious about dumping the adult image, they'd start pushing those creators off the platform.
reason 2: it's a paid media plattform. i'm pretty sure there are obligations and rules with discovery to protect them from such platforms.
you get jealous when they wizz past on their 3rd lap while your still struggling your poor ass up for the first lap?
Like gwin says, Ebike and DH bike are all you need.
Now that sounds suspect.
@suspended-flesh: Sarah is coming for you, again