Name: Joris Daudet
Number in Rio: 33
Country: France
Result: Quarter final
How big was your struggle even making it to the Olympics?
Joris Daudet: It was not a big struggle for me, I had a good season with no injuries, so I knew a little bit before that I would be in the team.
Name: Simone Christensen
Number in Rio: 210
Country: Denmark
Result: out of the semi final
How big was your struggle even making it to the Olympics?
Simone Christensen: I think I was pretty good to not worry too much about points during the races the year towards the Olympics.. so just did my best every time and tried to archive goals for every specific race.. but when I crashed and broke my collarbone in Papendal it started to get pretty exciting, as I couldn't go to the world championship and therefore lost a lot of world ranking points from the worlds 2015, where I had a lot! But luckily my good result during the year kept me in the spot for an Olympic place!
What were your personal goals two weeks before the Olympic race?
Simone Christensen: It was to make the final! Couldn't dream of anything bigger than standing in an Olympic final!
Name: Toni Syarifudin
Number in Rio: 45
Country: Indonesia
Result: Quater final
When was the point for you that you thought you had a good chance of going to the 2016 Olympics in Rio?
My Rio: Elke Vanhoof: "It was an a credible feeling to be part of the Belgian Olympic Team"
Name: Vanhoof Elke
Number in Rio: 91
Country: Belgium
Result: 6th
"The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part; the important thing in Life is not triumph, but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."
Name: Niklas Laustsen
Country: Denmark
Rio number: 30
Sponsors: Team gear2win Denmark and Haro racing
How big was your struggle even making it to the Olympics?
Niklas: It was big. I had to fight all year leading up to it just to make the cut.
Name: Tore Navrestad
Number in Rio: 40
Country: Norway
Result: 24th
"The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part; the important thing in Life is not triumph, but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.