Southern Downhill:
20 year old Gee Atherton will appear on the highly popular TV program, Top Gear, next Sunday December 4. The talented Animal/Giant rider was invited to race down the streets of Lisbon, on the now famous racecourse used for the annual Lisbon Downtown, against a new model Renault Clio. The car used a separate by similar length course (without stairs etc.), to see which would be faster through downtown.
Gee took to the streets on his Giant Reign, and spent one and a half days filming for the segment. We can't of course reveal the results of the head-to-head, but all UK residents can view the race next Sunday on BBC2 (check your local listings). Top Gear is seen by 5.8 million viewers in the UK and more than 200 million world wide on BBC World. We don't have any notice on the BBC World airing, but an edited version is usually shown some weeks later.
Gee was pretty stoked to be a part of the program. "I'm a fan of the show and their sense of humour, and they come up with pretty creative ways to test their cars, and this was no exception! I did quite a few runs to get different shots, and they had cameras attached to different parts of my Giant, and my Red Bull helmet, so we got some awesome shots. I can't wait to see how it turns out".
For more information on Gee Atherton and his sponsors:
www.athertonracing.co.uk
For those that don't know, Top Gear is THE best TV show to date. Top Gear will be airing for the first time in Australia next month; for those that can't wait check out Finalgear for downloadable eps.Gee took to the streets on his Giant Reign, and spent one and a half days filming for the segment. We can't of course reveal the results of the head-to-head, but all UK residents can view the race next Sunday on BBC2 (check your local listings). Top Gear is seen by 5.8 million viewers in the UK and more than 200 million world wide on BBC World. We don't have any notice on the BBC World airing, but an edited version is usually shown some weeks later.
Gee was pretty stoked to be a part of the program. "I'm a fan of the show and their sense of humour, and they come up with pretty creative ways to test their cars, and this was no exception! I did quite a few runs to get different shots, and they had cameras attached to different parts of my Giant, and my Red Bull helmet, so we got some awesome shots. I can't wait to see how it turns out".
For more information on Gee Atherton and his sponsors:
www.athertonracing.co.uk
