Team GB turn to technology to aid BMX times

Great Britain's BMX squad are hopeful that a camera and sensor system can aid their preparations ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The technology has been brought in to track the speed and trajectory of a rider over a course, and former world champion Liam Phillips believes that the captured data could make the difference in Brazil next year.

The 26-year-told BBC Sport: "It measures speed across a jump which has been impossible until now.

"It's still a little bit mind-blowing. Every year, we're looking for hundredths of a second to the bottom of the start ramp. We deem those small differences to be a massive success.

"It's about perfecting the technical component of BMX and this gives us real, hard data that allows us to try different techniques."

Phillips reached the BMX final at London 2012 but could only finish in eighth place.