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| July
15, 2005 |
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| Rider
Interview – Shanaze Reade |
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Name:
Shanaze Reade
Age: 16
Race Class: Junior Women
Sponsors:
sis (science
in sport) Adidas, Troylee Designs, Perfectly
Relaxed, Koxx bicycles.
2004
National Ranking: 3
2004
British Champs: 2
2004
World Championships: Cruiser
and 20” champion
European
Championships 2004: 2x E8 (crashed)
Current
2005 National Ranking: 2
Current
Junior Women EC ranking: 2
Years
Riding: 7 |
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How’s
your riding going this year ?
My riding
this year has well lets call it interesting!
I haven’t had the best of starts. As I am
now in Junior Women I have to focus on European
rounds and I haven’t quite been consistent!
As for racing boys, it’s always a fun class
and I love mixing it up a little, girl power
and all that. But my main focus is worlds
if I don’t win anything I just hope to get
the W1x2 again. |
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Who
is your toughest competition in Europe
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In
Europe my toughest competition is myself.
I can always remember what Marco said
to me at the British Champs of 2004 "I
believe I am the fastest but its myself
I have to beat! |
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What
do you think your inconsistency is down
to ?
(Laughs)
Good question I don’t think its down to
one particular thing! I can only blame
myself, I am learning, there have been
a lot of changes this year so much is
happening for the sport of BMX racing!
Perhaps I have been a little off set by
it all. But like I say this year is a
learning year, you can only improve from
your mistake, that’s the way you improve
immensely. |
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You
are on the new Olympic/talent/GB squad,
there has been a lot of criticism about
the selection and treatment of riders,
what do you reckon?
Has
there? You got to be in it to know how it
really is! You know something not many people
will ever know what its really like because
they wont have the opportunity to ever find
out! My thought on the whole thing is its
amazing the amount of work people are putting
in for the squad is mega! We as a team could
not wish for more! I find ever since I have
started bmx there has been a lot of criticism
so I didn’t really expect people to be 100%
behind the whole squad! It’s a shame that
some people are not down with the whole
thing but oh well I’m sure everyone in 2008
will be watching and supporting the riders
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There
are a lot of up and coming riders that
maybe should be looked at for potential
Olympic call ups, which younger riders
do you rate?
Yes
England has a lot of potential riders male
and female! I think there are a number of
very gifted and talented riders to name
a few I think Abbey Taylor, the girl has
skill and is very dedicated with good family
backing behind her, which is very important
to have! Guys like Andrew Cameron, Levi
Ashley, Ryan Stack. There are so many to
list, all these have great prospects for
future Olympic games. |
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You
ride a lot with Luke Gamble, and you race
him at Nationals, what are your thoughts
on him?
Luke
Gamble I have known him for a few years
now! He has a lot of potential if he had
a better kind of attitude. He’s a very
good rider and has been since he started
BMX back in the day. Some things he says
and does I don’t agree with, I’m sure
its the same visa versa .The kid could
go far who knows good luck yowth. |
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You’ll
be going to Paris as 2x World Champion,
what are your goals ?
You know I
set goals every year and you want to hear
what they are? Maintain what I did the year
before! I work hard and I hope to come out
w1x2 again I believe 100% I can, but who
can ever predict a BMX race ? |
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Now
for a serious question…who’s the hottest
guy on the European BMX scene this year?
(Laughs)
that’s a tough call but it has to be the
French coach! When I see that guy he makes
me go all funny.
Fabrice
Vetoretti ?
Yes
Yes Oh Yay!
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Anything
you’d like to add ?
I’d like to
say thank you to all my sponsors for keeping
me dialed! To my family! Also to my coach
Jeremy Hayes without him I wouldn’t be were
I am! And thanks Ria hunny. |
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| Thanks
Shindowg, Good luck for the rest of the
season… |
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| BMXCHICK
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Only a week
after this interview was done, Shanaze crashed
in her National final tearing her knee ligaments
and possibly breaking her heal bone, putting
her out for the World Championships 2005
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