I know a lot of athletes dread winter training but to be honest, I actually really enjoy it – it’s one of my favourite periods of the year in fact!

From having clear out surgery on my elbow to filming an Aldi advert alongside Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams, it’s certainly not been a boring off season so far for me – not that I’m complaining!

In the first of his monthly blogs leading up to the Rio 2016 Olympics, Liam looks back on 2015 before talking dentists, dog walking and helping to bring through the next generation of cyclists.

Preston BMX sensation Euan Hunt has his sights set on a gold medal at next year’s European Championships after another promising summer on the dirt.

Manchester BMX Club’s 12-year-old sensation Lewis Holmes is already preparing to represent his country at the World Championships, just two years after taking up the sport completely by chance.

Liam Phillips, 2013 BMX world champion, moved to Manchester seven years ago and is currently preparing for the July 21-25 World Championships to be held at Circuit Zolder in Belgium, a site better known for its Formula 1 pedigree.

British Cycling last week decided to review changes to the BMX youth competition structure proposed at the start of the month following criticism from several corners of the cycling community.

The world’s best BMX riders will compete in the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup on the weekend, with British Cycling duo Tre Whyte and Charlotte Green taking to the track they know best in search of success.

Over the weekend of April 18-19 the world’s biggest and best BMX stars will descend on the National Cycling Centre to compete in the first of the World Cup’s five legs.

Up to 16 students (eight boys and eight girls) will then pedal the same weekend as the world’s best riders, something NCC BMX development coach Andy Adkin said was vital for growing the sport.

Manchester’s National Cycling Centre is cultivating a ‘production line of success’ according to its Velodrome Manager.