'I want to be the next Caroline': BMX star sets sights high

Amelia Stichbury is creating waves among the BMX community after tearing the competition apart this year and she hopes to dominate her home track on Sunday.

Stichbury is racing at her second national series race of the year and even in the windy conditions out at the Melba BMX track she continues to leave her opposition in the dust.

The nine-year-old finished seventh at the world championships in Belgium in July after firstly winning the Australian national championships in May.

In just her second year of competitive racing, Stichbury managed to clinch the under-9s girls national championships final by a fraction of a second and clinching her spot in her first world BMX event.

She wasn't alone in Belgium, with fellow mountain biker and best friend Molly Williamson also going the distance, finishing just one place behind Stichbury in eighth.

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