Caroline Buchanan: Five Times World Champion, Olympian and Current BMX
World Cup Leader Reveals " Success happens when you are outside your Comfort
Zone"
Ms. Caroline Buchanan: 2013 was a massive year with some crazy goals I had to
push the progression of myself. Accolades are really nice to receive and to be
recognized for hard work as well as proving that hard work pays off. I love
getting dressed up for awards, also as most of the time I am wearing race
clothes.
Being a role model does hold responsibility however I know that staying true to
me has gotten me to where I am today and to just continue being me and doing
that well. Giving back to the sport that has given me so much makes me happy.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: Who has been your greatest influencer and motivator in your
success in the field of your career in competitive BMX and mountain bike racing
?
Ms. Caroline Buchanan: My parents, friends, family, Barry Nobles, Wade Bootes,
sponsors, mentors, Layne Beachley, Tim Chadd, Robert De Castella & so many more
amazing supporters!
Ms. Namita Nayyar: Tell us about your experience of winning gold at 2013 UCI
World Four Cross Championships in Leogang, Austria?
Ms. Caroline Buchanan: Coming of the back of winning the BMX world championships
and then being outside of my comfort zone at the downhill mountain biking world
championships. I was back in my element living out a childhood dream at the
4cross world championships. It was an overwhelming feeling to win 2 world titles
in one year at that event.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: With exceptional hard work you are credited with all your
achievements. Do you believe that does the hand of Providence (Supreme Being)
played a role in your success?
Ms. Caroline Buchanan: Hard work, dedication, good support, being individual,
riding multi disciplines, anything 2 wheels & also playing many sports at a
young age I think has all influenced my success.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: Tell us about your endeavour "Buchanan Next Gen" an all girls
BMX team set up to financially assist, mentor and promote the cause of women in
one of your chosen sports ?
Ms. Caroline Buchanan: In a global first, I, the current world number one BMX
rider created a young women�s team. The Buchanan Next Gen team currently
consists of three Australian BMX riders.
Mikayla Rose (ACT) is the eldest at 14 has her sights set on the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics. From western Sydney (NSW) is Paige Harding at just 11 years of age.
Harding claimed fifth place at the 2014 World Championships and aims to improve
on that this year in Belgium in July. The youngest and newest member to the team
is 8 yr old Tayla Robertson from Shepparton (VIC). Robertson is a current
national champion in her age group and is aiming for a podium at this year�s
world championship.
The Next Gen team will all head to the upcoming BMX World Championships in
Belgium in July. Last year team members Rose and Harding each finished in the
top 10.
The Buchanan Next Gen team initiative is mentored by me, two time BMX World
Champion and current winner of the BMX World Cup series. I also has three
Mountain Bike World titles. I am aiming to compete in the Rio De Janeiro
Olympics in 2016.
I want to support and nurture the future of BMX and women in sport, while I am
still in the sport and to break the mould of sponsorship support in Australia
taking it to a new level of professionalism, to help the girls to overcome
adversity that is faced in male dominated sport when aspiring to be the best in
the world and to give them the opportunity to compete on the world stage and
gain the experience necessary to be champions of the future. Check out:
http://www.instagram.com/buchanannextgen
Ms. Namita Nayyar: You launched your YouTube channel and that has a series of
video series called �Buchanan On Air�. Tell us more about this venture of yours?
Women Fitness Team thanks Caroline Buchanan for giving her valuable time for
this interview and quenching the thirst of her fans to know more about her and
also wish to thank her Manager Nick Fordham from The Fordham Company who made
this interview happen.
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Ms. Caroline Buchanan: 2013 was a massive year with some crazy goals I had to
push the progression of myself. Accolades are really nice to receive and to be
recognized for hard work as well as proving that hard work pays off. I love
getting dressed up for awards, also as most of the time I am wearing race
clothes. 
I want to support and nurture the future of BMX and women in sport, while I am
still in the sport and to break the mould of sponsorship support in Australia
taking it to a new level of professionalism, to help the girls to overcome
adversity that is faced in male dominated sport when aspiring to be the best in
the world and to give them the opportunity to compete on the world stage and
gain the experience necessary to be champions of the future. Check out:
