Martyn Ashton
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FullnameMartyn Ashton
Born2 December 1974
DisciplineMTB (mountain biking)
RoleRider
 Animal Bike Tour, Aberystwyth, June 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Martyn Ashton |
| Born | 2 December 1974 |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | MTB (mountain biking) |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Trials |
| Professional teams | |
| 1997 | Volvo–Cannondale |
| 2005 | Animal MBUK |
| 2008–2010 | Team Ashton Diamondback |
| 2014–present | Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) |
| Major wins | |
| 39 world championships | |
Martyn Ashton (born 2 December 1974)[1] is a former British and World Champion mountain bike trials rider, stunt rider and team manager.[2] He had been riding professional trials since 1993,[3] and has been described as a mountain biking legend,[4][5] and credited with turning trials riding into one of the fast-growing areas of the sport of mountain biking.[6] Ashton was paralysed in an accident in 2013, during a bike trials demo at the British Moto GP.[7]
