My name's Alex Coleborn. I'm 25 years old and I live in Corby, England. BMX being an
Olympic sport is insane.
I'm Jack Clark, I'm 23 years old. I'm from the UK and I'm a professional BMX rider.
My name is Charlotte Worthington, I'm 21 years old and I'm a freestyle BMX rider.
So this week, we've been on a British Cycling training camp. We've trekked around three
different skate parks in North Carolina. Each of them are massively different and, at least
for me, they're massively challenging.
My name's Declan Brooks, I'm 21 years old from Portsmouth, England. On this camp, the
level of riding we've seen is insane. In practice, everyone's doing everything.
My name's James Jones, I'm 23 and I'm a professional BMX rider.
I'm Ben Wallace, I'm 31 years of age and I ride freestyle BMX.
My name's Emma Finnegan, I'm 20 years old and I'm from Liverpool.
My name's Mark Webb, 33 years old and I'm from
Portsmouth, England. BMX becoming an Olympic sport is probably the best thing that could
ever happen to the sport right now.
My name's Ryan Taylor, I'm 24 years of age and I'm from Walsall.
The conversation with Jamie was pretty deep, it was kind of emotional but in a really,
positively, happy way. The fact that he could tell us his story and his road to becoming
the best bike rider in the world.
Congratulations everybody for making it here. The Olympics is a different type of event.
It's incredibly serious and you guys are the ambassadors for Great Britain.
Hanging out with Jamie for the last few days was a massive confidence builder, not just
for me, I think for everyone. He put into perspective how big of a deal this is. Even
he was getting a little bit emotional.
The road to the Olympics in 2020 has kinda started now. You've actually got to believe
in yourself, you have got to believe that all the hours you are putting into this thing
are actually going to materialise into something good. The today version of you is going to
get superseded every day. The goal isn't today. The goal is the Olympics in 2020.
Looking at Jamie, he's a massive legend, he's someone I've always looked up to. To know
what he thinks and the way he thinks about contests, it opened up my mind and made me
think there's a lot more that can make me better. You've got to think that you're the
best to be the best.
Jamie is everything that we need to direct the team. He's got a great way of explaining
stuff too. I think he's boosted Charlotte's confidence massively.
She's got it! Next one!
(Cheering)
We're here at The Unit and I had a big slam on the hitching post behind me. I've never
flipped a hitching post before but I treated it a bit like a spine so I pulled up too much.
As I was coming round I looked down and the back wheel was right on the hitching post
and it sent me forward. I took a big face slam. I know exactly what I've done wrong
and more than likely I'm not going to flip a hitching post again for a while!
Leading into Tokyo, I'm going to train as hard as I can, all day, every day. I'm going
to get the right treatment that I need to repair my body and I'm just going to push
as hard as I can and ride and take a gold medal for our country. That's the goal.
For everyone in the world to be watching you and for you to be trying to represent your
country and be on that podium would just be an ultimate goal.
I want to be on that podium and I am going to be on that podium.
I want to be on the podium. Gold medal, standing there with the British flag. Number one.