Mariana Pajon celebrated becoming just the second Colombian ever to win Olympic gold after a supreme showing in the London 2012 women's BMX competition.
The Netherlands' Raymon van der Biezen was surprised to progress to the quarter-finals as fastest qualifier as the men's BMX competition opened at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
World time-trial champion Caroline Buchanan of Australia was the fastest qualifier as the women's BMX competition began at the BMX Track in the London 2012 Olympic Park.
Shanaze Reade says she is ready to embrace the expectation on her shoulders from the Host Nation when the London 2012 Olympic Games BMX competition begins tomorrow.
Having made its debut at the Beijing 2008 Games, the fast and furious sport of BMX makes its second Olympic appearance at the London 2012 Games and is the most recent discipline to have been added to the programme.
Shanaze Reade of Great Britain today won the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 2011 – London, supported by UK Sport, at the brand new 400m BMX Track on the Olympic Park.
