# Bryn Atkinson

Bryn Atkinson (born 9 December 1982, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) is an Australian professional mountain bike racing cyclist from Townsville, QLD. He started mountain biking in 1996 and became a professional 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 member of yet another 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.
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.
He currently resides in Bellingham, Washington.

## Palmarès
### 2002

    7th DH, Australian National Mountain Biking Championships

### 2003

    4th DH, Australian National Mountain Biking Championships
    9th 4X, Norba Series, Round 4 USA
    10th DH, Oceania MTB Championships AUS
    10th DH, Norba Series, Round 5 USA

### 2004

    6th 4X, Norba Series, Round 3 USA
    8th DH, Norba Series, Round 3 USA
    5th DH, Norba Series, Round 5 USA
    9th DH, Norba Series, Round 6 USA
    4th DH, Norba Series, Round 7 USA
    10th 4X, Norba Series, Round 7 USA
    8th DH, Norba Series Final USA

### 2005

    4th 4X, Sea Otter
    2nd Pro Slalom, Sea Otter
    10th DH, Sea Otter
    3rd 4X, Norba Series, Round 5 USA
    6th DH, National Series Final VIC
    7th DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, ITA
    9th DH, MTB World Cup CAN

### 2006

    2nd DH, Australian National Mountain Biking Championships
       7th DH MTB World Cup, Round 5 BRA
    13th DH MTB World Championships Rotorua, New Zealand

### 2007

    1st US Open
    3rd 4X Oceania Championships ACT
    4th DH Oceania Championships AUS
    9th 4X MTB World Cup, Round 2 SUI

### 2008

    3rd US Open
    9th DH MTB World Cup, Round 6, Canberra, Australia
    2nd DH, Australian National Mountain Biking Championships

### 2009

    8th UCI World Cup Val nord, Andorra

### 2010

    2nd DH National Thredbo, NSW
    1st Pro Gravity Tour #1 Port Angeles, WA
    12th UCI World Cup #1, Maribor, Slovenia
    2nd Pro Gravity Tour #2 Platekill, NY
    16th UCI World Cup Ft. William, Scotland
    2nd Pro GRT #3 Northstar Tahoe, CA
    20th UCI World Cup Champery, SUI
    18th UCI World Cup Val Di Sole, ITA
    1st Overall Pro Gravity Tour Series
    21st Overall UCI World Cup Series
    1st Newtons Nation Bathurst, AUS

### 2011

    1st DH Mt. Buller, AUS MTB Series
    4th DH, Australian National Mountain Biking Championships

### 2012

    7th DH, Australian National Mountain Biking Championships