Chris Eatough


Chris Eatough is a British mountain bike racer who was part of the Trek Racing Cooperative team. He is a six-time 24-hour solo World Cup champion and five-time 24-hour solo National Cup champion.

Career

Chris Eatough played soccer at the college level at Clemson University while pursuing a degree in engineering. He became involved in mountain biking after graduation, and became a professional in 1999. He specializes in 24-hour, endurance and ultra-marathon events. He has won six 24-hour solo world championships and two 24-hour solo NORBA national championship. Trek Bicycle Corporation is his primary sponsor. He currently rides for the Trek Racing Cooperative Team, formerly the Trek VW team with Jeremiah Bishop, Travis Brown, Sue Haywood, Lea Davison and Ross Schnell. Eatough also coaches.
After retiring from professional racing in 2009, Chris was hired as the program manager for Bike Arlington. In that capacity, he led Arlington Virginia's efforts for the 2010 launch of Capital Bikeshare, the regional bicycle sharing program for the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
In 2014, Eatough became Howard County, Maryland's first Bike and Pedestrian Manager for the county's Department of Planning and Zoning, He lives in Elkridge.

Documentary

Eatough was the subject of a 2007 documentary produced in the USA by Gripped Films and directed by Ken Bell and Jason Berry entitled 24Solo. It showed his 2006 season, specifically his success in 24-hour races. The film covers in lesser detail his private life and the success of his team.

Palmarès

;2003
;2004
  • 1st, 24 Hours of Adrenalin world solo championship
  • 1st, 24 Hour Solo NORBA national championship
  • 1st, Wilderness 101, Pennsylvania
;2005
  • 1st, 24 Hours of Adrenalin world solo championship
  • 1st, Wilderness 101, Pennsylvania
  • 1st, Marathon NORBA National # 2, Arizona
  • 2nd, Marathon NORBA National # 1, Texas
;2006
;2007
;2008
  • 1st, 24 Hours of 9 Mile, 24 Hour Solo National Championship, Wisconsin
  • 1st, Shenandoah 100, Virginia
  • 1st, Tahoe-Sierra 100, California
  • 2nd, Wilderness 101, Pennsylvania
  • 2nd, Mohican MTB 100, Ohio
  • 2nd, BC Bike Race, British Columbia, Canada