Caroline Buchanan on spin-cycle towards Rio

By Chris Dutton
Updated April 23 2018 - 11:32pm, first published May 23 2015 - 10:12pm

She's a fitness machine with washboard abs, but a behind-the-scenes documentary on Canberra's world BMX champion Caroline Buchanan shows she's not quite clued-up on washing her clothes. One scene in the laundry proves Buchanan is far more comfortable spinning her pedals than operating the spin-cycle. "What's the technical way of doing it? Do you put the shampoo stuff [detergent] in first or later? I'm made to ride a bike, not do washing," Buchanan laughs. The doco tracks Buchanan's progress from her base in California to competitions all around the world, as well as capturing her adrenaline-junkie lifestyle. Buchanan is training in California as she aims to add to her world title tally this year before chasing Olympic redemption in Rio in 20126. Buchanan said her botched London Olympics campaign in 2012 made her realise she needed to tap into a different kind of strength. Buchanan finished first in the seeding run for the Olympic final in 2012 but, after a disastrous start, finished fifth behind Columbia's Mariana Pajon in the mad scramble for a medal. Buchanan has You can check out Buchanan's documentary at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxbk9jIf5xI

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