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Road To 2012 : Shanaze Reade ™/ Text / The Cut / Photography / Courtesy of Emma Hardy 13th August 2008 Shanaze Reade could be described as the Mozart of the cycling world. Only 19 years old, the BMX rider has won three junior World Championships, as well as a total of eight British and European Championships, and this year took the senior World Championship on her first go. Last year she traded in her BMX to ride velodrome and won the UCI Track World Championships Team Sprint gold with Victoria Pendleton. It was only her second ever velodrome event. Speaking to the Observer Magazine she says, of this years Olympics, ‘I think I can win gold, that’s what I am going for,’ - and the quality of her talent is undeniable. Shanaze says ‘I started in 1999, when my uncles got me involved in it. It appealed to me so much because of the extreme side of it. ‘You also get to meet people from all round the world and experience things I wouldn’t have ever had the chance to otherwise.’ Her confidence is booming. According to the Observer; “she was once asked how she manages to be so successful. Her answer: ‘It’s only pedalling.’ You can visit Shanaze’s website at www.shanazereade.com		Issue Two Aug 2008 Reggie Yates Interview Road To 2012 : Olympics Special Road To Carnival Fashion Freedom At A Price Red Hot Interview Nash Money Sneakers Micachu Interview Natty Interview Life In The Marine Corps Parents Meet The Teenagers Young Londoners Meet The Cast Of Adulthood Cyko Logic Interview Fred Butler : Prop Stylist Interview Immortal Technique Review Made In Queens Victor Timofeev : Artist Interview Ricky Powell Interview Twizzle Interview Flywear Feature Top Girl Film Feature Queen Of Nations Not Without My Sister Sky's The Limit Career's Advice Issue One March 2008 Bashy Interview The Cool Kids Lady Lykes Grimes New School Rowdy Superstar Interview The Sound Of Reason Slash Interview Hoxton Vs Hampstead Fashion Young Designers Lucinda Chua Interview Will Kay Interview The Brothers Size Chris Lambert Duane Henry Drug Trafficking Feature Does My Bum Look Big in This Life After Prison Whats Upsetting Our Children MP Julia Goldsworthy Autechre Live In London Hardcore Is More Than Music Media Box Paddington Development Trust The Cut On Myspace