Caroline Buchanan

Nick Name

: Cannonball

Born

:24 Oct,1990

Age

:28 years, 10 months

Location

:Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Website

: http://www.carolinebuchanan.com/

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About Caroline Buchanan

Caroline Buchanan (born 24 October 1990) is an Australian cyclist who represents Australia in BMX and mountain biking. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event.

Career Highlights:

Buchanan represents Australia in BMX and mountain biking.She has been coached by Wade Bootes since 2007.Her primary training base is on Queensland's Gold Coast. She has a cycling scholarship with the ACT Academy of Sport.She is a member of the Tuggeranong Vikings BMX Club.She is 11× time Australian champion in BMX, in 2011 World Championships Buchanan won silver medal at time trial. She is also the 2009 and 2010 4-X Champion. She has earned the Australian Female Mountain bike rider of the year title three different times.
While Buchanan was one of the best Australian BMX riders in 2008, she was not eligible for the Olympics because of her age.Following the 2008 issue, she added mountain biking to her cycling disciplines.
During 2012, Buchanan was focused on BMX and earning an Olympic spot in the discipline.In 2012, she won a round of the Supercross, becoming the first Australian woman to do so. She had the two fastest runs at the 2012 time trial event at the World Championships in Birmingham, England. In May 2012, she was ranked the number one women's BMX rider in the world.She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event.
In September 2013 Buchanan won the elite women's title at the UCI World Four Cross Championships in Leogang, Austria. She beat Anneke Beerten(Netherlands) the defending world champion.In July Buchanan also won the UCI BMX World Championships in New Zealand.