A crash in morning practice at the BMX World Championships in Colombia today has left Sarah Walker with a mountain to climb if she is to qualify for the Rio Olympics.
Patience may be a virtue for the experienced Sarah Walker as she chases Olympic qualification at the UCI BMX World Championship in Colombia on Sunday and Monday (NZ time).
A safety-first approach from Sarah Walker and crashes in the men meant there were no Kiwi BMX riders in the finals at the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in the Netherlands today.
BMX Olympic medallist Sarah Walker took a low-risk approach in windy conditions to qualify on the opening day of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in the Netherlands today.
Olympic BMX silver medallist Sarah Walker is under no pressure to ride at this weekend’s third round of the UCI Supercross World Cup in the Netherlands as she plots her return from injury.
Kiwi BMX Olympic hopeful Sarah Walker still harbours the fears and doubts that pervade her high-risk sport, but as she embarks on a last-ditch Olympic tilt says she’s just learned to be more “courageous” in the face of them.
BMX rider Sarah Walker has clicked off a few sedate laps of the carpark as she heads towards what she hopes will be an all-clear verdict on her broken arm.