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About Bryn Atkinson
- Bryn Atkinson (born 9 December 1982, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) is an Australian professional mountain bike racing cyclist from Townsville, QLD.
- Mother Janet, Father Graham, brother Rhys Atkinson.
- He started mountain biking at the age of 14 in 1996 and became a professional rider in 2002.
- Bryn's first introduction to the sport was through his local mountain bike club in Townsville- The Townsville Rockwheelers.
- Competing in several cross country type events, Bryn evolved with the sport and later found downhill.
- As a teenager, he moved north to Cairns, a popular location for downhill mountain biking, and host of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in 1996.
- Glen Jacobs was the course builder for that event and several other events on the World Cup, and mentored Bryn and several other downhillers in the area. The first Australian competitors to travel overseas and race world cups with success were Michael Ronning, Scott Sharples, Sean Mccarroll, Tai Lee Muxlow, Katrina Miller, Wade Boots, etc..
- Scott Sharples would later become Bryn's coach. Royal/ Orange was the first international Downhill team Bryn raced for in 2002.
- In 2003, as a bonafide member of The Second Aussie Invasion, he joined Rennie, Hill and Graves on the MadCatz/Iron Horse team and started scaring people worldwide with his raw-power cornering and flat-out speed.
- In 2005 Bryn signed with GT Bicycles for four years.
- In 2009 he and his girlfriend (now Wife), Jill Kintner formed a privateer program with Crankbrothers and Intense Bicycles.
- In 2010-11 he rode for Transition Bicycles out of Ferndale, Wa, and is teammates with Jill Kintner, and Lars Sternberg. Bryn is still a sponsor’s dream come true, even though he no longer races at the world level.
- Since retiring from full-time racing, Bryn has maintained his superhuman bike handling skills, but added pro-level filming and photography to his toolkit, leveraging the power of the internet and social media to stay visible while doing what he loves.
- Widely respected in the world of mountain biking by fans, competitors, sponsors, and the media alike, Bryn is friendly, laid back, approachable, and still fast AF He currently resides in Bellingham, Washington.
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