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wise minds nurturing young minds 

17/2/2014

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I've been watching with interest the journey of Caroline Buchanan after seeing her UCI World Cup win at Mt Stromlo MTB Park in 2008 in Elite 4X (think BMX on a hillside with a range of extra natural obstacles to make the race more challenging). An awesome sight to see a Canberra local girl take on world class competitors and win in her own backyard. 

As a father of 3 spirited kids (including 2 girls) who love their bike riding, she's a natural focus point for inspiration and focus, especially since our local BMX track (for recreational rides) whilst living in Canberra was her home track. It also gave me a chance to see how hard some of the local kids would hit the deck when a jump was mis-timed (fortunately, not one of my kids). 

Thankyou @laughingmind for stepping up and becoming the helmet logo sponsor of my BUCHANAN Next Gen Girls Team :) http://t.co/lhsOWgV3iK

— Caroline Buchanan (@CBuchanan68) February 15, 2014
With a background in Acquired Brain Injury rehabilitation as an Occupational Therapist, I know only too well how important good safety gear can be in reducing risk and how fragile our minds can be. Of equal importance though, is having skills in place to minimise the risk by being well prepared for the terrain you're riding. I've also raced MTB and completed coaching courses in it, so know how vital it is to help riders build their skills foundation to tackle obstacles in their rides and build their confidence. It's a clearly identified barrier to cycling participation, with lots of work to be done to lift Australians cycling participation rates. As a nation with wide open spaces and places to ride, I hope the teams efforts encourage more people to take up cycling and build their cycle skills literacy - it's literally a lifesaver to be able to translate off road skills to on-road defensive riding techniques.

It's been great to see the emergence of Buchanan Next Gen and the Sponsorship pattern that Caroline is adopting, using her Sportaroo campaign as a crowd funded operation to help supporters understand the costs involved in competing at a national level, as well as getting something back in return. It shows she understands very well the needs of sponsors and athletes, doing some great things to help make the connections between brands and athletes - I can see the influence of Layne Beachley's Aim for the Stars program at work. Choices are clear, return on your investment is transparent and it's a friction-free User Experience. All good stuff, but rarely found in sports marketing. That's what she's done to help make this different, breaking the mould of sponsor-as-ATM.

It's why we're delighted to make a small contribution as helmet logo sponsor to help lift the profile of the girls, keep their heads and minds safe and give them their best shot at competing on the national and international stage. They're building bike-skills, race-skills and life-skills as they experience how things can be handled with style, grace and professionalism as emerging Australian athletes. I know more girls will take inspiration from their efforts. Let's help them hit their sponsorship target!

Now go get em' grrrls.
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