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‘Like a mini Olympic programme’: the rise of Peckham BMX Club

30-Jul-2021 16:55:04 | The Guardian

Young talents in south London hope to follow in the tracks of Tokyo silver medallist Kye Whyte

Standing at the gate at the start of the BMX track in Burgess Park, south-east London, under a looming grey sky, Caleb Tewolde peers out from behind his matt black, full-face helmet at the course ahead. He has the pure unbroken focus that only a four-year-old can muster.

And he needs it, as he has a lot to live up to: his older brother, seven-year-old Lucas, is already a national No 1 and that morning their clubmate, Kye Whyte, 21, took silver at the Tokyo Olympic Games.