Caroline Buchanan is planning to use her ''BMX advantage'' to claim an unprecedented second world championship in the space of three months.
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After taking out the BMX world title in July, the Canberra rider will be aiming for another piece of silverware at the Four Cross world championships in Austria, starting Sunday morning Australian time.
Buchanan won the event in 2009 and 2010, but stepped away from the discipline to focus on BMX in the lead-up to the London Olympics. Four-cross is a style of mountain bike racing that involves four competitors racing downhill on a BMX-like track, overcoming debris and jumps as well as opponents.
Buchanan gained the psychological advantage heading into the world titles with victory at last weekend's World Cup round at the same track at Leogang, showcasing her fearless nature to pass the reigning world champion.
''There's a pro-line, a bigger jump line, and I was the only girl jumping that, and that was the deciding factor for the win,'' Buchanan said.
''The current world champion went around the big jumps and I took them on and passed her to go from third to second to first for the win. It was pretty spectacular, the crowd loved it, and it boosted my confidence.''
Buchanan has well and truly put the disappointment of last year's Olympic Games behind her.
Fastest after the time trial, the 22-year-old got pushed out going into the first corner and failed to reach the podium.
An increased strength program at the AIS helped Buchanan get more speed off the start line, paying off with a dominant performance at the BMX world titles in Auckland in July.
Since then, she has been jet-setting the globe chasing her dreams across the various disciplines. Once her commitments in Austria are complete, Buchanan will return to the US for BMX races and a unique street-race in Mexico.
Buchanan finished fifth at the downhill mountain bike world championships in South Africa last week. ''I will be glad when it's all over, it's been quite a stressful year and a logistical nightmare,'' she said.
''The hardest part has been to train for all three world championships.''