Olympics-Cycling-From Peckham to Tokyo, Whyte flying flag for BMX-mad family

TOKYO: When Kye Whyte pressed his front wheel against the starting gate before launching down the ramp at Ariake Urban Park in Tokyo on Thursday it was landmark moment for a south-London BMX racing dynasty.

He remains right on track, too, with three solid rides qualifying him for Friday's semi-finals when members of the Peckham club and his family will be watching and cheering on a big screen in the early hours of the morning. Soon afterwards Nigel, along with radio DJ and TV presenter Michael Pusey, known as Ck Flash, founded the club with a few riders and precious little kit.

Tre was surprisingly overlooked for the 2016 Rio Games - a decision Kye finds mystifying and last year he was the quickest on the British team before COVID hit."I'll be riding for myself and my brothers," Kye says. "I couldn't tolerate light and got dizzy every day. When I finally got back I was being sick in every session," he told Reuters shortly before his selection for Tokyo.

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