By David GoldMarch 4 - Sky Sports Living for Sport, an initiative using sports stars to improve the lives of young people across the United Kingdom, has unveiled 13 new athlete mentors.

lives changed for the better.There are now a total of 36 athlete mentors, which already includes former BMX

By Mike Rowbottom March 1 - One of Europe's best road cycling and mountain biking facilities will be created around the London 2012 Velodrome (pictured) within a year of the Games following the approval of the design plans.

training area with jumps, grade reversals and level changes.The OPLC will also regrade the Games-time BMX

From budding track cyclists, BMX riders and families who want a day out on their bikes, the VeloPark

VeloParkAugust 2011: Agreement reached on future of VeloPark after London 2012August 2011: London 2012 BMX

track hailed as "spectacular course in spectacular setting"August 2011: British BMX star Reade

ready for first outdoor test event on the Olympic ParkMarch 2011: London 2012 begin work on BMX

By David GoldFebruary 10 - Britain's quadruple world BMX champion Shanaze Reade (pictured) has spoken

will benefit from her experience in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics.She crashed out in the final of the BMX

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test eventAugust 2011: British BMX star Reade ready for first outdoor test event on the Olympic ParkJuly

By Tom Degun at Westminster in LondonFebruary 5 - Golden Globe and BAFTA Award-winning actor Clive Owen (pictured) is to host the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards, the international sporting calendar's most premier honours event, in Central Hall, here tomorrow evening, it has been announced.

Queensland Reds rugby team.Finally, in the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year category, Britain BMX

By Alan HubbardFebruary 1 - The Olympics may be just six months away but this weekend London will get a foretaste of the sort of hoopla that awaits this summer when the global glitterati tread the red carpet rolled out in Westminster for the Laureus Awards, sport's own Oscars.

Disability Award, after winning three gold medals in the IPC World Championships in New Zealand.And BMX

By David GoldJanuary 27 - Cadbury's has launched the latest music video, entitled Danger Zone, in its Keep Singing, Keep Team GB Pumped campaign, which aims to involve the public in supporting Britain's athletes in the build up to this summer's London Olympics.

Previous videos have included the likes of double Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington and triple BMX

By David Gold at Wembley Stadium in LondonJanuary 22 - Sky Sports' Living for Sport programme has recognised the achievements of students and teachers who have used sport to improve lives, with students from across the United Kingdom presented with awards here from the Athens 2004 Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell.

The former BMX world champion Mike Mullen, another of the mentors, said that the key thing when working

To be a BMX rider every step you make is a step outside your comfort zone."

By Tom DegunDecember 15 - The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) have submitted their plans to complete the VeloPark on the Olympic Park in Stratford after the London 2012 Games, which is set to be one of the best cycling facilities in Europe.

cycle circuit and around eight kilometres of mountain bike trails around the existing Velodrome and BMX

From budding track cyclists, BMX riders and families who want a day out on their bikes, the VeloPark

The OPLC will also regrade the Games-time BMX track in the north east of the Park after the Games to

track hailed as "spectacular course in spectacular setting"August 2011: British BMX star Reade ready

for first outdoor test event on the Olympic ParkMarch 2011: London 2012 begin work on BMX trackNovember

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Park in LondonDecember 13 - More than 30 athletes from a range of Olympic and Paralympic sports today headed to the Olympic Park for the Team 2012 Athlete Summit, presented by Visa, to get the inside track on competing at a home Games from some of Britain's greatest former athletes.

best equipped, best supported and most ambitious group of elite sportsmen and women at London 2012.The BMX

By David GoldDecember 3 - Cadbury has released a re-mixed music video of the classic 1980s Spandau Ballet song "Gold" as the latest part of its Keep Singing Keep Team GB Pumped campaign ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The video features BMX star Shanaze Reade racing along a track with the lyrics to the song spurring her

life; we listen to it as we train, often it is the only company we have," said the three time World BMX

2 - British Cycling has announced that British champion Marcus Bloomfield will be the new part time BMX

Tre Whyte in the academy.It was recently confirmed that the Academy was being re-established, and GB BMX

coach Grant White, overseeing the academy, said: "We're excited to have Marcus join the BMX coaching

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academyAugust 2011: Multi-million pound BMX Centre set to open in ManchesterOctober 2009: 

Work on National Indoor BMX Centre set to start after final investment received 

Duncan MackayNovember 30 - Public relations company Generate have won the pitch to promote the UCI BMX

already seen the impact of the event here in Birmingham with the creation of the new International BMX

we're looking forward to giving many more people the chance to participate in and watch the sport of BMX

"We're looking forward to working with the UCI BMX World Championships to assist in making this event

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for BMX World Champs 

By Declan WarringtonNovember 17 - Britain's most promising BMX riders will benefit from the re-establishment

The first intake of riders is to be named shortly, with the re-introduction of the BMX academy follows

the completion of the new £24 million ($39 million/€27.5 million) National Indoor BMX Centre in

from a world-class facility it makes sense to ensure we have the right structure in place within the BMX

Britain's BMX coach, Grant White, will overlook the process and will be assisted by a part-time BMX academy

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By Mike RowbottomOctober 26 - Liam Phillips is to return to BMX racing after a stint of training with

prompted to switch to the track by a succession of injuries that had affected his previous four seasons in BMX

the team sprint to a footballer "trying to break into the Barcelona team".Shanaze Reade, the women's BMX

Varnish got the other ride with the Olympic individual champion.Reade (pictured first left) returned to BMX

Ultimately though, I missed my BMX bike and as such have made the decision to return to BMX racing."

Phillips calculation was based on the fact that he will now have seven months to reacquaint himself with BMX

By Mike RowbottomOctober 7 - Applicants are being invited to apply for a share of £10 million ($16 million/€12 million) worth of funding as the second round of three rounds in Sport England's £135 million ($211 million/€156 million) Iconic Facilities programme comes into operation.

The National Indoor BMX Centre in Manchester is a recent beneficiary of Iconic Facilities.As a key element

cycling facilities.Jim Battle, Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council, said: "The National Indoor BMX

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