BMX: Double puts Walker on trail to London

Sarah Walker with her medals after arriving in Auckland yesterday. Photo / Getty Images

Newly-crowned world women's BMX champion Sarah Walker is already eyeing Olympic redemption in London after completing a dream weekend in Adelaide.

The 21-year-old from Kawerau, Bay of Plenty, dominated the cruiser class field to win the final by more than a second over Manon Vanetino from France and Lithuania's Vilma Rimsaite.

It was her second world title in the cruiser class (larger wheel diameter) after her victory in Canada two years ago and was secured 24 hours after she won the world elite final with similar ease at Adelaide Showgrounds.

Walker was already eyeing the 2012 podium in London after last year's disappointment of a fourth placing in Beijing.

"This hasn't sunk in yet. This morning I really didn't have the time to think that I had become a world champion because I had to prepare for today," she said.

"I'll take some time now to re-evaluate things and plan ahead. We have the Olympic qualification starting this year and I have more world championships to come.

"But the big goal is the London Olympics. That is the ultimate dream."

Walker was believed to be the first elite woman to win the double of the BMX and cruiser class world titles.

The victory completed her set of world championship medals.

She won the elite medal silver in 2007 in Canada and the bronze last year in China.

- NZPA