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Name: Caroline Buchanan
Home Town: Canberra Australia
Age started racing:
BMX = 5yrs old (1995)
Favourite Food: Strawberries
Occupation: Athlete
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I originally started racing BMX at the age of 5, it all started when I followed my older brother into the sport after we had driven past the local BMX track one day. I was also doing Teakwondo at that stage up until the age of 8 when I went to Paris for the BMX World Championships and it was then that I had to focus on fewer sports and gave up Teakwondo. I went through other phases of playing sports I have always liked being active and playing somekind of sport. Over the years I have done Netball, Oz-tag, Swimming, Soccer and Golf. At the age of 15 all I wanted to do was ride a bike, I rode at the skate park lots, went dirt jumpingas well as racing BMX.
How I got into mountain biking is a funny story, it was purely by accident almost. A mate of mine made a deal that if he came to a bmx race then I would have to race a 4x race. At my 1st 4x race I was winning and Katrina Miller and I took each other out but I had so much fun and loved the atmosphere that was at mountain bike races, that I decided I was going to take up 4x.
It was only a year later when I was 16 that I decided to give Downhill a go, this was definitely not as easy as crossing over from BMX to 4x. I had lots more skills to learn and many trees to dodge.
To this day I enjoy doing 2 disciplines BMX, 4x and just love riding my bikes. I look back at where I have come from over the years and where my riding can take me and look forward to the future and what it holds.
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Major Awards / Honours
2012 Australian Elite Female BMX Cyclist of the Year
2011 Australian Elite Female BMX Cyclist of the Year
2010 Australian Elite Female BMX Cyclist of the Year
2010 Australian Elite Female MTB Cyclist of the Year
2010 Finalist Young Australian of the Year
2010 ACT Overall Sport Sportstar of the Year
2010 ACTAS Senior Athlete of the Year
2009 Australian Elite Female BMX Cyclist of the Year
2009 Australian Elite Female MTB Cyclist of the Year
2008 Australian Junior Female MTB Cyclist of the Year
2008 Australian Elite Female MTB Cyclist of the Year
2008 ACTSport Junior Sportstar of the Year
2008 ACT Academy of Sport Cycling Squad Award
2008 Erindale College Athlete of the Year
2006 AOC Pierre de Coubertin Award
Represented Australian Teams
2012 London Olympic Games (BMX)
2012 BMX World Championships GBR
2011 BMX World Championships DEN
2010 MTB World Championships CAN
2009 MTB World Championships AUS
2008 MTB World Championships ITA
2007 MTB World Championships GBR
2007 BMX World Championships CAN
Career Highlights
3 x BMX / Mountain Bike World Champion
2012 London Olympic Games Finalist
2012 London Olympic Games Time Trial Winner
2012 BMX World Cup Champion
2012 BMX World #1 Ranking
2010 Young Australian Of The Year finalist
14 x Australian BMX / Mountain Bike National Champion
RESULTS: BMX / Mountain Bike
2013
1st Oceania BMX Championships
1st Downhill Mountain Bike National Round 1
1st Downhill Mountain Bike National Round 2
1st Downhill Mountain Bike Australian National Championships
1st American National BMX round 1
2nd American National BMX round 3
4th Downhill Mountain Bike Sea Otter Classic
2012
1st Time Trial BMX World Champion
1st Time Trial BMX Supercross World Cup - Rd 4
1st Time Trial BMX Supercross World Cup - Rd 3
1st Time Trial BMX Supercross World Cup - Rd 2
1st BMX Supercross World Cup - Rd 2
1st Time Trial BMX Supercross World Cup - Rd 1
1st Oceania BMX Championships
1st Time Trial 2012 London Olympic Games
1st Overall World Cup Series winner
5th 2012 London Olympic Games
2011
1st BMX Australia National Championships
1st UCI National Series – Rd 6
1st UCI National Series – Rd 5
1st UCI National Series – Rd 4
1st UCI National series – Rd 1
1st UCI National Series – Rd 2
3rd BMX Supercross World Cup - Round 2
3rd Oceania Continental BMX Championships NZL
5th BMX Supercross World Cup Rd
2010
1st Four Cross Mountain Bike World Champion
2nd Overall UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series
2nd Four Cross MTB World Cup rd 3
2nd Overall Four Cross MTB Australian National Series
3rd Overall UCI BMX World Rankings
3rd UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Rd 1
3rd UCI Oceania BMX Championships NZL
4th Four Cross MTB World Cup rd
6th UCI BMX Supercross World Cup race - Rd 3
2009
1st Four cross Mountain Bike World Champion
1st Four cross MTB World Cup - Rd 2
1st Four Cross Oceania MTB Champion
1st Four Cross Australian MTB National Champion
1st BMX National Championships - Rd 1
1st American Grand Nationals USA Champion
1st overall Australian National Series
1st UCI National Series – Rd 2
1st UCI National Series – Rd 3
1st UCI National Series – Rd 5
1st UCI National Series – Rd 7
2nd Downhill Oceania MTB Championships
2nd UCI National Series – Rd 4
2nd UCI National Series – Rd 6
THEN & NOW!
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