– You’re part of the Team GB squad for BMX Freestyle Park. Congrats on that by the way! How did you end up on the team?

“Thanks mate, yeah this is something I am super stoked on. A few years back no one even thought BMX was going into the Olympics, so for me this is insane to be a part of it. Since the age of about 13 I’ve ridden contests, whether they were amateur or pro, but I feel like they all have played a part in getting me onto the team.

“It was literally a couple of days after I signed with British Cycling that I broke my leg…”

Obviously the last few years doing well and making finals at FISE World stops has helped massively on being picked. But I also think that I ride slightly different to a lot of the field, which may have helped also. Though there was still a selection process to getting into the team – riders had to send in a contest run or a minute line into a selection of judges. They picked a short list of riders who then went on a trip to North Carolina and from there they picked the riders who are on the team now.“

– You’re injured at the moment. What happened to your leg? Was that just after you signed to Team GB?

“It was literally a couple of days after I signed with British Cycling that I broke my leg…” I just came back from Saudi Arabia, the launch event for FISE 2018 World Series where I got 2nd. I was pumped returning from there and went straight up to Corby to work on some new tricks for the next stops. I’d been firing out some flip barspin tail whips in the foam pit for a while and felt good so I thought it was a good time to send it on a jump. I pulled a couple and felt pretty confident with it. Then I got one wrong… Unfortunately for me it was the worst and snapped my Tib and Fib. A few days later I was in for surgery.”

– Have you been doing some high grade Olympic physiotherapy regime? When will you be back on a BMX?

“Haha yes, compared to my rehabs with previous injuries, this is a dream. As some of you may have seen on my social media I’m spending a lot of time at Loughborough University which is an hour from where I live in Corby. Loughborough is a sports uni so the England Institute of Sport is based there. Being part of British Cycling / team GB allows us to use the facilities, physios and coaches there free of charge as part of our programmes.

For this particular injury I feel it’s actually a career saver to have them guiding and pushing me to get back quicker and stronger. I’m doing exercises and stretches that I would not have even thought about doing prior. Rehab is going really well right now but I’m not even thinking about getting back on the bike until my body is ready. I’m hoping for mid-late August.”