Great Britain’s Liam Phillips was proud of his performance and vowed to come back stronger for the Rio Olympic Games after crashing out in the men’s BMX final in London.
It was heartbreak for Great Britain’s Shanaze Reade and Liam Phillips in the Olympic BMX finals, who, after progressing to the finals with strong semi final performances, were denied a medal opportunity.
Great Britain’s Liam Phillips has quickly turned his attention to making the men’s Olympic BMX final and putting himself firmly in the mix for a medal.
The Olympic BMX competition begins on Wednesday 8 August with the men’s and women’s seedings and concludes on the Friday with the semi-finals and finals.
Great Britain’s Liam Phillips has admitted he feared his Olympic dreams were over after his horrific crash at the UCI BMX World Championships, as he now continues his rehabilitation towards London 2012.
Selections for Great Britain’s Olympic cycling team for London 2012 have been confirmed by the British Olympic Association, with 18 athletes officially named to represent Team GB.
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