BMX superstar Caroline Buchanan inspired by botched Olympic campaign

By Daniel Lane
Updated July 4 2015 - 11:13am, first published May 23 2015 - 1:33pm
Olympic dream: BMX world champion Caroline Buchanan. Photo:  Adam McGrath, Hcreations Photography
Olympic dream: BMX world champion Caroline Buchanan. Photo: Adam McGrath, Hcreations Photography
Olympic dream: BMX world champion Caroline Buchanan. Photo:  Adam McGrath, Hcreations Photography
Olympic dream: BMX world champion Caroline Buchanan. Photo: Adam McGrath, Hcreations Photography
Olympic dream: BMX world champion Caroline Buchanan. Photo:  Adam McGrath, Hcreations Photography
Olympic dream: BMX world champion Caroline Buchanan. Photo: Adam McGrath, Hcreations Photography
Olympic dream: BMX world champion Caroline Buchanan. Photo:  Adam McGrath, Hcreations Photography
Olympic dream: BMX world champion Caroline Buchanan. Photo: Adam McGrath, Hcreations Photography

She's super-fit and fearless, but BMX Supercross World Cup series leader Caroline Buchanan revealed her botched London Olympics campaign in 2012 made her realise she needed to tap into a different kind of strength.