Britain’s Rachel Atherton won her 13th consecutive UCI Mountain Bike Downhill Cup in Andorra to make history with a perfect series.
Atherton has won all seven rounds in the 2016 campaign, the first rider to achieve the feat.
And in doing so the 29-year-old smashed Anne Caroline Chausson's previous record of nine consecutive wins.
Perfection.
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"I’m absolutely over the moon – it never gets any easier, this weekend has been brutal!" Atherton said.
Atherton can now complete a perfect season with the double if she can take victory at the world championships in Italy.
The three-time competed her run in 4:52.783, over six seconds quicker than Tracey Hannah.
Britain's Manon Carpenter and Tanhee Seagrave finished in fourth and fifth respectively to help Carpenter take second overall behind Atherton.
Triple for Hart
Danny Hart completed a British double with his third consecutive win to finish second overall in the series behind Aaron Gwin.
Hart's time in Vallnord of 4:13.611 was nearly three seconds quicker than Greg Minnaar.
