BMX

YOUNG as they are, brothers Josh and Eddie Moore are no strangers to the competitive world of BMX riding.

And after only a season in the sport, they have amassed an amazing seven trophies between them.

Josh is six and holds the South West Championships title which he won in September, as well as second places in the South West Regional Series and the National Series and a third in the British Championships.

Little Eddie is four and officially Britain's smallest BMX rider. His awards reflect a third in the South West Championships and two fourths in the South West Regional Series and the National Series.

The brothers represented Great Britain in the World Championships in Holland in July, where Josh came ninth and Eddie was - of course - the youngest competitor out of 2,500 riders.

Eddie also reached the semi-finals of the British Championships.

The youngsters live in Lyme Regis and go to Mrs Ethelston's primary school in Uplyme.

Last year, they entered a few races as novices and then joined the Tiverton BMX Club and applied for British cycling licences to race as experts this year.

The season started in April and ended in September. The boys both raced in the six years and under class.

* BMX push bikes race over a distance of about 400 metres. A mechanical start gate is followed by a short downhill stretch then a series of jumps and berms (banked turns). A race consists of one lap of the track and a maximum of eight riders can compete in a single race (or moto). Each rider gets three races and accumulates points to qualify for semi-finals and the final. The National Series has 28 categories, both male and female, ranging from six years and under up to 40 years and over.