British BMX riders prepare World Championships at World Cycling Centre Autor: Administrator (marek.psenicka@centrum.cz), Téma: News BMX, Source: www.uci.ch Vydáno dne 19. 06. 2010 (2562 přečtení) Description: British BMX riders Shanaze Reade and Liam Phillips are currently training on the World Cycling Centre’s (WCC) Supercross track in Aigle, Switzerland, to prepare the UCI BMX Supercross World Championships which will take place in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The two athletes are at the WCC from June 15th to 20th and will return two weeks before the Worlds, which take place from July 29th to August 1st. For Shanaze Reade, back in high level competition this year after a shoulder injury in 2009, the aim is clear: “Get back my world title.” World Champion in 2008 in Taiyuan, China, she was unable to defend her title in Adelaide (AUS) last year due to her injury. For her return to competition this year, Shanaze took second place in the UCI BMX Supercross in Madrid (ESP) on March 27th but was unable to repeat the performance in Copenhagen (DEN) in May. “My comeback hasn’t gone as I would have liked but I always expect too much of myself,” she said. “I had to get back into shape and I made mistakes but now I feel good.” Her compatriot Liam Phillips also has a podium spot under his belt in this season’s UCI BMX Supercross: he surprised more than a few with his second place in Copenhagen. Buoyed by his success, he is aiming for a place in the final of the 2010 UCI BMX World Championships in South Africa.