Liam Phillips: Rider Profile

Liam Phillips

Date of birth: 11/03/1989

From: Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, lives in Manchester

Team: Great Britain

Twitter: www.twitter.com/liamPHILLIPS65

Website: www.liamphillips65.com

Liam Phillips: Career profile

Phillips started out in BMX at the tender age of five, and he says that the sport is firmly in his blood.

He made his Olympic debut in 2008, when he competed for Great Britain when 19 years old. He was knocked out in the quarter-finals.

Phillips since spent some time riding in the velodrome as part of the team sprint set-up alongside former BMXer Sir Chris Hoy. The experiment didn't work out, but what it did do is convince Phillips that his heart is with BMX.

A string of bone-breaking injuries had taken a psychological toll on the man from Somerset, but a dalliance with the boards was a case of 'absence makes the heart grow fonder'.

Phillips was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 London Olympic Games, but his preparations suffered a setback after a nasty crash in the preceding BMX World Championships resulting in Phillip's fracturing his collarbone. The previous day he had won the event's time trial

Liam Phillips: Results

2012

UCI BMX World Championships, time trial

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