10 Facts About Steve Peat

Steve Peat is married to Adele Croxon and has two sons, Jake and George Peat.

Steve Peat began his career with little success riding for the Saracen team alongside Rob Warner, before moving in the mid-1990s to Team MBUK.

Steve Peat rode for GT Bicycles in the late 1990s and for the Orange team between 2002 and 2005, winning the Fort William downhill world cup round in 2005.

Steve Peat then joined the Santa Cruz Syndicate team for the 2006 season, which saw him finish 1st overall.

Just one week later on 17 May 2009, at the third round of the UCI World Cup in Vallnord, Steve Peat won again making him the most successful male downhill mountain bike racer ever by number of wins at the time.

On 6 September 2009, Steve Peat won the World Championships in Canberra for the first time in his career, with a winning time of 2:30.33, just 0.05 seconds ahead of his Santa Cruz teammate Greg Minnaar.

Steve Peat was crowned World Cup champion in 2002,2004 and 2006.

Steve Peat has won the Lisboa Downhill, held in Lisbon, Portugal, eight times.

Steve Peat has involvements with young cyclist academies, and is a proponent of youth involvement in the sport.

In recognition of his accomplishments, Steve Peat was added to Sheffield's 'walk of fame' outside Sheffield Town Hall in 2016.