BMX star Caroline Buchanan says the wild weather that she and Australia’s other riders faced at the weekend’s world championships in Zolder, Belgium may be the perfect preparation for next year’s Rio Olympic Games. The world championships’ final day at the outdoor track, set within the confines of the former F1 circuit in Zolder, was marred by a serious weather warning that led officials to make major changes to the format and schedule of competition.
Those changes included bringing the racing forward almost five hours and the decision to start all events from the 5m start hill used by the age group challenge classes instead of the elite 8m supercross start hill.
The altered schedule saw competitors hit the wet track in a condensed helter skelter program that put immense pressure on the riders, something Buchanan says is a possibility in Rio or at several of the important lead up events that are at the mercy of the weather over the next 12 months.
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2 VAN GORKOM Jelle NED19910105 33.753
3 GRAF David SUI19890908 33.817
4 OQUENDO ZABALA Carlos Mario COL19871116 34.082
5 PHILLIPS Liam GBR19890311 34.535
6 VAN DER BIEZEN Raymon NED19870114 34.749
7 WILLOUGHBY Sam AUS19910815 DNF
8 DEAN Anthony AUS19910422 DNF
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2 BUCHANAN Caroline AUS19901024 38.745
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4 CRAIN Brooke USA19930429 39.102
5 SMULDERS Laura NED19931209 39.643
6 HLADIKOVA Aneta CZE19840830 39.696
7 STANCIL Felicia USA19950518 44.400
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