Liam Phillips
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Having taken the silver medal in the time trial at the [[2012 UCI BMX World Championships]] held at the [[National Indoor Arena]] in [[Birmingham]],{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} the following day Philips broke his [[collarbone]] during the morning's Moto 1 race.<ref name=doubt/> This resulted in him requiring surgery to insert a metal plate, and put his selection for the 2012 Games in doubt.<ref name=doubt>{{cite news |last=Shea |first=Julian |title=BMX star Liam Phillips's Olympic hopes in doubt after collarbone break |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/olympics/900429-bmx-star-liam-phillipss-olympic-hopes-in-doubt-after-collarbone-break |accessdate=30 June 2012 |newspaper=Metro |date=28 May 2012}}</ref> However, he was chosen for the British team despite the injury and was still aiming for a win at the Olympics,<ref name=wantsit>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Ollie |title=London 2012: Liam Phillips wants Olympic medal despite crash |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18521642 |access-date=30 June 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 June 2012}}</ref> saying "The goal is gold, without a doubt. I'm training not to be a medal winner but to be Olympic champion."<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |title=Liam Phillips |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jan/14/liam-phillips |accessdate=30 June 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=14 January 2011}}</ref>
Having taken the silver medal in the time trial at the [[2012 UCI BMX World Championships]] held at the [[National Indoor Arena]] in [[Birmingham]],{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} the following day Philips broke his [[collarbone]] during the morning's Moto 1 race.<ref name=doubt/> This resulted in him requiring surgery to insert a metal plate, and put his selection for the 2012 Games in doubt.<ref name=doubt>{{cite news |last=Shea |first=Julian |title=BMX star Liam Phillips's Olympic hopes in doubt after collarbone break |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/olympics/900429-bmx-star-liam-phillipss-olympic-hopes-in-doubt-after-collarbone-break |accessdate=30 June 2012 |newspaper=Metro |date=28 May 2012}}</ref> However, he was chosen for the British team despite the injury and was still aiming for a win at the Olympics,<ref name=wantsit>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Ollie |title=London 2012: Liam Phillips wants Olympic medal despite crash |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18521642 |access-date=30 June 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 June 2012}}</ref> saying "The goal is gold, without a doubt. I'm training not to be a medal winner but to be Olympic champion."<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |title=Liam Phillips |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jan/14/liam-phillips |accessdate=30 June 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=14 January 2011}}</ref>
In 2014 Phillips became the first British male rider to win the [[UCI BMX Supercross World Cup]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/29399192 |title=2014 BMX Supercross: Liam Phillips is first Briton to win title |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=28 September 2014 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> becoming the first rider to win two back-to-back BMX World Cup titles when he took a second series win in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20150927-gb-cyclingteam-reports-Liam-Phillips-wins-historic-second-UCI-BMX-Supercross-World-Cup-title-0 |title=Liam Phillips Claims Historic Second UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Title |last1=Hobro |first1=Scott |date=27 September 2015 |website=[[British Cycling]] |access-date=27 August 2015}}</ref> In 2014 Phillips became the first British male rider to win the [[UCI BMX Racing World Cup]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/29399192 |title=2014 BMX Supercross: Liam Phillips is first Briton to win title |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=28 September 2014 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> becoming the first rider to win two back-to-back BMX World Cup titles when he took a second series win in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20150927-gb-cyclingteam-reports-Liam-Phillips-wins-historic-second-UCI-BMX-Supercross-World-Cup-title-0 |title=Liam Phillips Claims Historic Second UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Title |last1=Hobro |first1=Scott |date=27 September 2015 |website=[[British Cycling]] |access-date=27 August 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life== ==Personal life==
In 2014 Phillips became the first British male rider to win the [[UCI BMX Supercross World Cup]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/29399192 |title=2014 BMX Supercross: Liam Phillips is first Briton to win title |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=28 September 2014 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> becoming the first rider to win two back-to-back BMX World Cup titles when he took a second series win in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20150927-gb-cyclingteam-reports-Liam-Phillips-wins-historic-second-UCI-BMX-Supercross-World-Cup-title-0 |title=Liam Phillips Claims Historic Second UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Title |last1=Hobro |first1=Scott |date=27 September 2015 |website=[[British Cycling]] |access-date=27 August 2015}}</ref> In 2014 Phillips became the first British male rider to win the [[UCI BMX Racing World Cup]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/29399192 |title=2014 BMX Supercross: Liam Phillips is first Briton to win title |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=28 September 2014 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> becoming the first rider to win two back-to-back BMX World Cup titles when he took a second series win in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20150927-gb-cyclingteam-reports-Liam-Phillips-wins-historic-second-UCI-BMX-Supercross-World-Cup-title-0 |title=Liam Phillips Claims Historic Second UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Title |last1=Hobro |first1=Scott |date=27 September 2015 |website=[[British Cycling]] |access-date=27 August 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life== ==Personal life==