Westhoughton: BMX ace races to success in BMX World Championship

And Brooke Fawcett, from Westhoughton, was given a champion's homecoming when she returned from the BMX World Championship.

Brooke took part in the competition in Nantes, France and won every race she took part in.

Her brothers, Harvey and Jayden Fawcett, aged 15 and 14 respectively, also race BMX bikes, with Harvey also having competed in the World Championship this year.

Brooke said: "It feels really good. It feels nice, it's quite amazing. It was really good that I achieved that.

"My legs were aching."

Now she has her sights on her Olympics and competing in Europe.

Brooke said:"Probably when I'm a lot older, the Olympics, going to the Olympics in a few more years."

"There's just more competition from Europe, and meeting other riders, ride more tracks."

Neighbours decorated the street to celebrate her achievements.

Brooke and her brothers Jayden and Harvey

Brooke’s mother, Barbara Fawcett, said: “We’re happy and we know going forward we want the best for her, she has support from her team.

“It’s a bit surreal I suppose at the moment, last week looking back we thought she could achieve it.

“But to actually be able to go out there and do that, I don’t think it does quite feel real, same for Brooke, she doesn’t realise quite what she’s achieved.

“World Champion, it’s not something you can say every day.”

Brooke isn’t the only one of Barbara’s children who rides her BMX competitively.

Brooke won every one of her races at the World Championships

Barbara, who supports her children alongside her husband, Robert Fawcett, said: “All three of my children do it, I’ve got 14 and 15-year-old sons who also do it, Harvey, the 15-year-old, qualified for the tournament but Jayden, the 14-year-old, didn’t this year.

“They help her a lot with her training and things, her brothers do help her an awful lot. She takes all their limelight!

“I think she’s very grateful for what she has, as parents we get what we can give them. But her brothers should take some credit for it.

“I don’t think she would be where she was without their help. She has a load of friends and family around that support her.”

Her brothers race BMX's competitively alongside her

Barbara and Robert’s children all have been riding BMX bikes competitively for years.

Barbara said: “She’s done many tournaments but this was her first visit to the World Championships, they all race at national level at UK.

“They’re members of the local Manchester BMX Club, and they’re all on a national team, Hardknox Byke Coaching.

“She is taught by one of the British cycling coaches Dylan Clayton. She’s ridden them since she could walk and started racing at regional level at four to five years old."

Brooke in action at the tournament

She added: “ She won British national champion, but then because she won that and there wasn’t much competition at her own age group, she began racing older girls.

“Brooke started from a very young age on a Stryder bike, all children should visit local bike tracks in their local area. If you want to get in contact with a local track, hiring the gear is really easy and it’s a good event to get the children into. The BMX community, it’s like having extra friends.”

Barbara spoke about the championships and how they went, saying:

Brooke has been racing BMX's competitively since she was around 4-5 years old

“There were 66 girls, nine-year-old girls out in France and she won every race. There was competition from America, Australia, China, all over the world."

She added: “We as a family would like to thank their team sponsors, Hardknox Byke Coaching, N-fuse Sports Nutrition, Peatys Products, Dave Clarke Racing, Infinite Solutions, Sitex UK Limited, Box and Fly Racing.

“We’d also like to thank their friends and family for their support during and after, the neighbours decorated the street for their return.”