BBC berichtet in einer Serie über Sportler, die bei den Olympics in London Gold gewinnen wollen.

Mit dabei: Shanaze Reade:

The first time I met Shanaze Reade, I asked her what sort of tricks she does on her BMX. This was a bad start.

In her own words: "BMX is not about tricks. It's a race. You leave the start gate, you go round a track with jumps and turns, and the first one across the line is the winner."

BMX is debuting as an Olympic Sport in Beijing next year, and Shanaze has a real chance of winning her first gold medal at these Games. Shanaze says she is just "the kid from Crewe that rides the BMX", but this does not do her justice. She is a phenomenal athlete.

While filming Shanaze in a punishing weight session, I asked her what weight was on the bar she was lifting. She asked how much I weigh, and she said "one of you on each end".

Another time I turned up to film her training, expecting the state-of-the-art training methods associated with track cycling, I was amazed to find her bombing around the streets of Crewe, using speed bumps to practise jumps and quiet streets to practise sprints.

It was like a scene out of Rocky, complete with local kids coming out on their bikes to try and keep up.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A30135692