Make way for the daredevils.

The BMX competition begins on Wednesday, with cyclists hitting jumps at break-neck speeds in pursuit of gold.

British star Shanaze Reade knows how difficult that can be. The two-time defending world champion crashed on the final curve in Beijing.

Now she's back for another shot.

"It was the best thing that happened to me in Beijing to not win that Olympics because it gave me the rules of how to be an Olympic champion," she says.

— Jon Krawczynski — Twitter http://www.twitter.com/APKrawczynski

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