0:00:11 > 0:00:15My name is Tanya Muzinda and I'm crazy for Motocross.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21In a few weeks' time,
0:00:21 > 0:00:26I'll travel over 5,000 miles from my home in Zimbabwe to England
0:00:26 > 0:00:29to compete in the biggest race of my life,
0:00:29 > 0:00:31in the UK Championship.
0:00:32 > 0:00:33It's going to be tough.
0:00:34 > 0:00:39But I will train as hard as I can to make my family and country proud.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Some people think girls can't ride, but that's not true.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I've been beating boys for years.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14It hurts the boys so much to lose to Tanya
0:01:14 > 0:01:16because she's just a girl and...
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Most people say that motorsport is for boys.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22She is competing against guys
0:01:22 > 0:01:25and, like, it really makes me, as a girl, like,
0:01:25 > 0:01:26"Wow, that's amazing."
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Before we start the race,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32some of the boys make fun of you and say,
0:01:32 > 0:01:33"What is she doing here?
0:01:33 > 0:01:35"She's supposed to be playing with Barbie dolls."
0:01:35 > 0:01:40But when I beat them and show them that no,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44I can still play with my Barbie dolls and still ride a bike.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53I figured you might be a young boy because you've done very, very well,
0:01:53 > 0:01:55but it's a young lady!
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Motocross is a very dangerous sport.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I've got friends who've broken their collarbones,
0:02:01 > 0:02:02their hands, their legs.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04I mean, I've fallen plenty of times,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07but I've never, ever went to the hospital.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09You can get hurt doing anything,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12but that doesn't mean that you can stop doing what you love.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Beating the boys has made me a household name
0:02:16 > 0:02:18in my country, Zimbabwe.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23And my mum keeps all the newspaper cuttings which are so embarrassing.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26This is me, being awarded
0:02:26 > 0:02:30as the youngest ever ambassador for the European Union.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33And this is one of my favourites,
0:02:33 > 0:02:37meeting the ten-times world champion Tony Cairoli.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39This is me in my favourite pink dress,
0:02:39 > 0:02:44winning the Zimbabwean International Women's Award.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48All around the world, people are starting to know me bit by bit
0:02:48 > 0:02:51and just the feeling that everyone comes to me
0:02:51 > 0:02:54and saying, "You're Tanya, please may I have a photo with you?"
0:02:55 > 0:02:57I sometimes feel like a celebrity.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00And it makes me feel very happy!
0:03:00 > 0:03:02CHEERING
0:03:10 > 0:03:12I couldn't have done any of this
0:03:12 > 0:03:14without my family, and here they are.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19That's my dad, my mum,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22my gogo, which means grandmother,
0:03:22 > 0:03:27my brother Jaden, sister Alicia, and cousin Delroy.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29And this is me.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37This is Zimbabwe.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39And this is where I live.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Zimbabwe is in Southern Africa,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45which is an 11-hour plane journey to the UK.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49This is the capital, Harare.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52It is known as the Sunshine City.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57Just like most capital cities, it has skyscrapers and busy streets.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02But unlike most, it is also filled with animals.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06It has giraffes, zebras, buffaloes and lots more.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11I know that people fly thousands of miles from UK and Europe
0:04:11 > 0:04:13just to come and see these animals,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16but for me, it's just a 20-minute drive.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18# Don't you know, girl?
0:04:18 > 0:04:19# Don't you know, girl?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21# I am the one for you. #
0:04:21 > 0:04:25My friends, when they started knowing that I did Motocross,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28they were really shocked and surprised
0:04:28 > 0:04:31that I had spent years without telling them.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34And they were always asking me, "Aren't you scared?
0:04:34 > 0:04:35"Is it scary?"
0:04:35 > 0:04:39And they've come plenty of times to come and see me,
0:04:39 > 0:04:43and we do have times when we leave motocross
0:04:43 > 0:04:46and go out and get ice cream
0:04:46 > 0:04:50and just act like normal girls.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Tawana's one of my best friends.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57And today, we're in our favourite part of town - Borrowdale.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02I look disgusting!
0:05:02 > 0:05:05No, delete it!
0:05:05 > 0:05:08There was a myth, I think it was just a school myth
0:05:08 > 0:05:13that if jacaranda falls on your head, you wish for something.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Ah, OK.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I wish for the new iPhone 8.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23I wish for the iPhone X.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Perhaps what I should have wished for
0:05:30 > 0:05:31is to win the next race
0:05:31 > 0:05:34as things are about to get tough against the boys.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Well, today we're here at the Zimbabwe National Championships,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44and I think it's a great practice for me
0:05:44 > 0:05:48to get myself ready for the upcoming races in the UK.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Today I'm racing against the boys,
0:05:51 > 0:05:55and I really want to put on a good show and do my best.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Emanuel is one of my closest rivals.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Today, I'm going to be racing against Tanya
0:06:00 > 0:06:03and I think I'm going to beat her.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I've been watching her every move
0:06:05 > 0:06:08so I know what she's going to do here and there.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13There are three heats in these championships.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15I'm the only girl racing.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27The first heat didn't go quite as planned.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28I got a puncture.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33You had an accident!
0:06:33 > 0:06:34- Are you tired?- Baba?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Yeah? Yeah. Yeah.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42You see that inside, you see that, when you overtook that guy?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44You see he's going outside, you go inside.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46You keep up that pace.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49My dad is always on hand to give me advice,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53and my gogo comes to give me more support when she can.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55THEY LAUGH
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Things seem to be going from bad to worse,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07and I'm sure the boys are really happy about beating me,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10and I just hope that on the next race, I'll do much better,
0:07:10 > 0:07:12and I'm not going to give up.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18The final race was my last chance of getting a spot on the podium.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21The race is going well,
0:07:21 > 0:07:25and I'm in position for a podium finish, but then...
0:07:25 > 0:07:29A lapse in concentration turned out to be disastrous.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52I fell down in the corner,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55my leg wasn't out, and I had not leaned in for it,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57so I made a mistake.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Falling off my bike was the worst thing that could happen.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Although I got back up and finished the race,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I missed out on the podium.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Today was not my best national,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12but I'm sure the boys are really happy,
0:08:12 > 0:08:14but I'm not going to give up.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18It was fantastic, I got a bad start though,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22but then I managed to fight back to third,
0:08:22 > 0:08:25and I think Tanya finished fifth,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27but it was all good for me.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28She had bad luck.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47It's early morning,
0:08:47 > 0:08:51I just woke up and I'm feeling a bit sore from yesterday's race,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54I didn't have that much sleep
0:08:54 > 0:08:57because I was thinking about what happened yesterday
0:08:57 > 0:08:59and when I crashed.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03From that crash, I think something happened to my shoulder
0:09:03 > 0:09:05but I think I'll go and see my trainer,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08and hopefully by the time we go to the big race, I'll be fine.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Every morning at eight o'clock, I head to the gym with my dad.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18It's a few minutes' walk from home.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21So the race yesterday, how did it go for you?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23It went well, I wouldn't say it was my best race.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- Why?- Because the bike had problems and I also fell in the corner.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- You fell?- Yeah.- How's the shoulder feeling today?
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Well, my shoulder is still a bit sore.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35- So a little bit sore.- Yes.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36But you can move it?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39If I move it, it's sore, I can feel something.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41OK, stand up, let's do this.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Elbow at 90 and I want you to put pressure against my hand.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Is that sore?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- Yes.- OK.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Touch where it feels sore.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51There.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52Nothing in here, hey?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- No.- OK. That's good news.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Good. External out.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- That's not painful, hey?- No.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Good. Just five of those, all right?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Four, keep that elbow locked in.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Last one. Five.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07OK, change. Y.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09T.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11W. Good.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Squeeze... No, no, no, no, no, no, squeeze. Squeeze.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Back to I. We're doing five.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18This, this is all good for postural control
0:10:18 > 0:10:20so one of the most important things for being on the bike
0:10:20 > 0:10:23is being able to stay on the bike, stay tall,
0:10:23 > 0:10:24stay strong. Push-up.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Down. One.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Two. Perfect. That's two.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33We know that the sports, motocross, it can be quite violent and it can,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35that bike wants to throw you off.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39It's good that she's learned how to fall, and that is hugely important,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41and the stuff that we looked at today
0:10:41 > 0:10:43was just to assess the level of pain
0:10:43 > 0:10:45through the different movement patterns,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47and it's a good sign today that she is feeling all right.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49We can never get away from injuries,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52it's just a case of, can we minimise the risk or the onset of it?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02As an athlete, I'm supposed to have a healthy diet.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03Which can be hard sometimes.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07I love spending time in the kitchen,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10cooking up my favourite meals with my mum.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12She's got potential, sometimes she...
0:11:13 > 0:11:17..searches for recipes and she comes, "Let's try this, Mum.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19"I think I like this one,"
0:11:19 > 0:11:23and we say, "Is it OK for your diet as well?"
0:11:23 > 0:11:28And we try it, sometimes it comes out nice, sometimes...
0:11:28 > 0:11:31THEY LAUGH
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Sometimes, you know, you just have to eat it
0:11:37 > 0:11:39because to impress her.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42THEY LAUGH
0:11:56 > 0:12:01With less than 24 hours before I leave for the British Championships,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04my friend Tawana is here to give me moral support.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07So what are you looking forward to when you get there?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I'm really looking forward about the races,
0:12:11 > 0:12:16because it's, like, my first time racing against girls my age.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18What about the food, are you looking forward to,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21like, traditional English food?
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Yeah, I heard that fish and chips is popular there.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- Yeah.- And I really want to try the fish and chips.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32So how do you, like, breathe in this?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34This is, like, really hard.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37And, like, really big.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Well, as you see, it's really tight on the cheeks,
0:12:39 > 0:12:43but a trick that I saw to make it a bit more comfortable
0:12:43 > 0:12:47is you grab these two and then just push it aside
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- and then...- So more breathing space, OK.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54You can try it if you want to.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Just pull them apart like this?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Yeah.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00And then you just...
0:13:00 > 0:13:01Oh, yeah. It's gone on a lot easier.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06Yeah.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Anyways.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Just do it for Zimbabwe, OK?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I will, yeah.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14So I'm sleeping on this bed so we need to take this bag off.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15OK.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20THEY GIGGLE
0:13:24 > 0:13:28I'm travelling to the UK with my mum and dad,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31leaving behind the rest of my family which is always hard.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35Are you going again?
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Yes, we are going, Bubba, so you have to say goodbye.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- Bye.- Bye-bye, guys.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44All right. Bye, guys. Say, "Bye."
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Bye, guys. Bye, Gogo.
0:13:47 > 0:13:53- Bye-bye.- Bye. Bye.- Bye, guys. All right.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Be a good boy. I'll bring you the toys.
0:14:05 > 0:14:11We're flying to Heathrow, and I've always wanted to visit London so...
0:14:11 > 0:14:14We have a day of sightseeing planned before the competition.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Taxi!
0:14:16 > 0:14:17# Held down, heavy now
0:14:17 > 0:14:18# Living in the same town
0:14:18 > 0:14:21# Trying to find something new
0:14:21 > 0:14:23# Broken picture frame
0:14:23 > 0:14:24# I've been frozen in
0:14:24 > 0:14:26# Trying to find a better view
0:14:26 > 0:14:29# This ain't real this ain't cool
0:14:29 > 0:14:31# This ain't what I signed up to
0:14:31 > 0:14:35# This ain't right It's no good... #
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Here I am in London, next to the Big Ben,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40London Eye and River Thames.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41I'm loving it!
0:14:41 > 0:14:43# And I've been here for too long
0:14:43 > 0:14:46# Going through the same things
0:14:46 > 0:14:49# I've been hurting too long Got to move on
0:14:49 > 0:14:54# Say, I, I can't do this any more
0:14:54 > 0:14:58# If everything is changing... #
0:14:58 > 0:15:01This photo is for my friend, Tawana.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Me and Nelson Mandela.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06A hero in the Southern Africa and he's also in London.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15This is Buckingham Palace where the Queen lives.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18I mean, I've never imagined myself or dreamed
0:15:18 > 0:15:21that I'd be this close to the Queen's house.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24I love the Queen because it's girl power!
0:15:25 > 0:15:30Goodbye, London. Now, it's time to focus on why I'm really here.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33The Girls' National Championships.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Next stop, Birmingham,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38to stay with some friends we met through motocross.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Tanya's really good,
0:15:41 > 0:15:44she's competitive when it comes to motocross.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48It's really fun having Tanya in the house,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50and we get to watch, like, funny stuff,
0:15:50 > 0:15:53like motocross fails and try not to laugh.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56It's night-time,
0:15:56 > 0:15:58the night before the race,
0:15:58 > 0:16:00and I'm feeling a bit nervous
0:16:00 > 0:16:03so I think I might call my mentor, Stefy Bau.
0:16:03 > 0:16:10She's a former world champion, the four-times world champion, and yeah.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- Hey, Tanya!- Hello, Stefy.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15I miss you!
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- I miss you too!- So are you ready?
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Yes, I'm very ready, happy, but I'm a bit nervous.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Yeah, well, you know, it's normal to be a little bit nervous
0:16:24 > 0:16:27but, you know, you can do this.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28If it rains,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30it is going to be really hard and slippery
0:16:30 > 0:16:32so I need some advice for that.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34The most important thing
0:16:34 > 0:16:37is always to squeeze the bike, remember?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Always keep in mind that you have the ball between your knees.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- Oh, yes.- Never let go, that's always important.
0:16:43 > 0:16:49And I believe in you, 100% so, you know, let's do this!
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Don't worry, Stefy, I will do my best!
0:16:52 > 0:16:54All right, that's my girl!
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- Yes!- Bye-bye, Tanya!
0:16:57 > 0:16:58Bye, Stefy, ciao!
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Speaking to Stefy made me feel so good
0:17:02 > 0:17:06because she is the best motocross female rider
0:17:06 > 0:17:10and it just feels good to have that word of encouragement
0:17:10 > 0:17:14from my mentor, coming from Stefy, it feels so good.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20All that is left now is for me to get a good night's sleep
0:17:20 > 0:17:24and give it 100% tomorrow.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26May you give us a peaceful night.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31Tomorrow, may you protect her as she races.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Give her strength to make it.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36Amen.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Sweet dreams, eh?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Hm. Same to you.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47When I'm riding my bike and I'm going really fast,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49I can feel the wind blowing through my face
0:17:49 > 0:17:53and especially when I jump, it's an amazing experience.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57You can nicely see all the trees, the whole track,
0:17:57 > 0:18:00especially when it's a really, really high jump.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Although sometimes you can get scared, like, "What if I fall off?"
0:18:04 > 0:18:06but fear's not supposed to stop you.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20Coming from Zimbabwe to England just to race is a bit intimidating
0:18:20 > 0:18:22because I've heard plenty of things
0:18:22 > 0:18:25that the girls in Europe are really, really fast.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29So I'm just hoping that I'll be in the top 20,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31and if I do better, we'll see.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34My name's Pippa and I've been riding the dirt bike
0:18:34 > 0:18:36since I was four years old.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40My name is Farren, and I've been riding for six years.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44I'm Ella, and I've been doing motocross for three years.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45I love it!
0:18:45 > 0:18:48These are some of my rivals on the track,
0:18:48 > 0:18:50but off the track, we're all friends!
0:18:50 > 0:18:52May the best girl win!
0:18:53 > 0:18:55My nerves for the first race
0:18:55 > 0:19:00are I feel like I have butterflies in my stomach.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05But my parents are giving me words of encouragement.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Yes, because you are carrying Africa's hope here.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14You see? So we want to see your concentration always look ahead,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16squeeze the bike. OK?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Keep focused.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23The nerves that I get while riding
0:19:23 > 0:19:28is when we're on the start gate and everyone is revving their bikes.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31It's 15 seconds, five seconds,
0:19:31 > 0:19:33we're all staring at the gate
0:19:33 > 0:19:38and I'll be just thinking that, "What if my bike switches off?
0:19:38 > 0:19:40"What will be my next move into the next corner?"
0:19:40 > 0:19:44BIKES REV
0:19:49 > 0:19:52The start, I think it was a good start, I think, yeah, but...
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I don't know what's happened on the corner there
0:19:54 > 0:19:58because she looks like she was slowing a little bit,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00I think she was maybe just being too careful.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01So let's see what happens.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14It's OK,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16she's at fourth now, she's riding fourth...
0:20:18 > 0:20:20..the first three riders, they're quite fast, hey,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23so I think maybe after the second heat or the third heat,
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I think she might be used to the track
0:20:25 > 0:20:27because this is a totally new track, you know,
0:20:27 > 0:20:30it's quite hilly, and, yeah, but she'll be OK.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31She, she, she's doing fine.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40I could see the first time she was quite scared, you know?
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Yeah, especially the first race with the other girls,
0:20:44 > 0:20:48this is a good step that we took, a very important step here,
0:20:48 > 0:20:49because Tanya is a girl
0:20:49 > 0:20:52so she needs to be used to be racing with the other girls.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56The first race was good and I came fourth position,
0:20:56 > 0:20:58and I wasn't expecting it.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01And I think I'll try and do better on the next race.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03The challenges were the hills,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06and I've never ridden on this track before
0:21:06 > 0:21:08so it was quite steep.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12I thought I'd finished in fourth position,
0:21:12 > 0:21:14but someone said I had to check
0:21:14 > 0:21:16so follow me, and let's check together.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21In motocross there's so many technical rules.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25The girl that finished third failed a technicality,
0:21:25 > 0:21:28which means I ended up third instead of fourth.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31It makes me feel very happy
0:21:31 > 0:21:36and that there might actually be a possibility of me on the podium
0:21:36 > 0:21:39on third position or maybe second next time.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- What did you come?- I think I was fourth.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10If I didn't crash, I would've come...
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Fourth?! Fourth?! That's not bad!
0:22:12 > 0:22:14I would have come sixth if I didn't crash.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- I think I was eighth.- I'll try and stay with you.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- Oh, yeah!- Yeah, you've got to study them.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Study her tactics.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22But I think Tanya done really well.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27With one race left in the day,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30I managed to better my position to third place,
0:22:30 > 0:22:34enough to keep me on track for a dream podium finish.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46Day two. I wake up focused and ready to give it my all.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48I finished third in race four,
0:22:48 > 0:22:50meaning it would come down to the final race
0:22:50 > 0:22:52to get on the podium.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- Hey.- Hi.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57How was your race?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- It was good.- Do you know where you came?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01I think I was third.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02Third?! Wow!
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- What number did you?- I have no idea. - Me neither.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I had a good start but then I stalled it,
0:23:09 > 0:23:13because I put it into neutral twice on the hill, so people went past me.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15All I saw is that you went round me like...
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- Covered me in mud!- First came past me, second came past me,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21then I went OK, where's third?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23And I looked behind me and it was you, I'm like, "Oh! Wow!
0:23:23 > 0:23:25"She's gone fast, this one!"
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Coming from Zimbabwe,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29how does it compare to the tracks, like, where you're from
0:23:29 > 0:23:31and the tracks here?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Well, the tracks in Zimbabwe, we only have one track.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Is that why you came to England?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- Yes.- Do you like it here?
0:23:38 > 0:23:39- I love it!- Yeah.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Do you race boys when you're at home?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Yes, we have plenty of boys.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49When we race boys at the club, like, they don't like the fact
0:23:49 > 0:23:51that they get beaten by girls,
0:23:51 > 0:23:53so when they come off the track, they're all revving their bikes,
0:23:53 > 0:23:55getting all upset that they're getting beaten by girls.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- Oh, yeah!- Is there anything that scares you at motocross?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Like, you know, when you jump?
0:24:01 > 0:24:05And then something just doesn't go right in the air.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07- Start panicking...- Exactly!
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Yeah, I've been there! Quite a few times.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Do you, like, crash badly or not really?
0:24:12 > 0:24:16- Once in a while.- Well, I crash badly all the time.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Like, literally, I crash, like, literally every meeting.
0:24:22 > 0:24:23If you don't, like, get back on,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25then, like, you'll just be scared of it.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I've never been to the hospital.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Never?!
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Have you been to the hospital?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Yeah, I've been to the hospital.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Yeah, I have and all.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37If I ever come to Zimbabwe,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39you're going to have to let me go to your house.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40Yes, you should!
0:24:40 > 0:24:42We'll have to race at the tracks!
0:24:42 > 0:24:45# I hope when you take that jump
0:24:45 > 0:24:48# You don't feel the fall... #
0:24:48 > 0:24:50It's the final race of an amazing weekend.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Finish fourth or better,
0:24:52 > 0:24:56and I would have achieved more than I could ever have hoped for.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00A podium finish in my first-ever UK Girls Championships.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02# Hope when the crowd screams out
0:25:02 > 0:25:04# They're screaming your name... #
0:25:04 > 0:25:07She really needs to stay on the bike,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10she needs to be on the bike for us to get the podium.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13# I
0:25:13 > 0:25:18# I did it all
0:25:18 > 0:25:21# I
0:25:21 > 0:25:26# I did it all
0:25:26 > 0:25:30# I owned every second that this world could give
0:25:30 > 0:25:32# I saw many places
0:25:32 > 0:25:34# The things that I did
0:25:34 > 0:25:37# With every broken bone... #
0:25:37 > 0:25:42I've done it! All that training and hard work has paid off!
0:25:42 > 0:25:43A third-place finish.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47I know, it feels great, because, you know,
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Tanya has carried the hopes of so many little girls
0:25:49 > 0:25:52and boys in Africa, you know?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54So, so it means a lot.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56And as you can see,
0:25:56 > 0:26:01that she's actually managed to, you know, get a podium position,
0:26:01 > 0:26:03you know, racing with the top,
0:26:03 > 0:26:08you know, female racers in the UK, it's actually a great achievement.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09- Well done!- All right!
0:26:09 > 0:26:10Ha-ha!
0:26:12 > 0:26:14All right! That's my girl! Right!
0:26:17 > 0:26:20# I owned every second that this world could give
0:26:20 > 0:26:24# I saw many places, the things that I did... #
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Being on the podium in Britain,
0:26:28 > 0:26:32it means that it's possible some sponsors can also help me
0:26:32 > 0:26:35because travelling to Britain from Zimbabwe,
0:26:35 > 0:26:37it's really long and expensive,
0:26:37 > 0:26:41so if I keep on winning in different countries,
0:26:41 > 0:26:46more sponsors will come along with Team Tanya and my brand will grow.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47# Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
0:26:47 > 0:26:48# Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
0:26:48 > 0:26:51# With every broken bone
0:26:51 > 0:26:53# I swear I lived... #
0:26:53 > 0:26:56For Zimbabwe, it means that anything is possible,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00it doesn't matter where you're from, who you are, what you are,
0:27:00 > 0:27:03anything is possible and...
0:27:03 > 0:27:06It means that I've also raised the Zimbabwean flag high.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11For my parents, it means that we didn't travel for nothing,
0:27:11 > 0:27:15they put a lot of sacrifice in this, and this is my...
0:27:16 > 0:27:18..my present to say thank you for all the support
0:27:18 > 0:27:20that you've given to me,
0:27:20 > 0:27:22and I hope that one day, I'll pay them back
0:27:22 > 0:27:25for all the sacrifices that they did for me.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28# Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
0:27:28 > 0:27:29# Oh-oh, oh-oh
0:27:29 > 0:27:31# Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
0:27:31 > 0:27:33# Oh-oh, oh-oh I swear I lived
0:27:33 > 0:27:35# Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
0:27:35 > 0:27:36# Oh-oh, oh-oh
0:27:36 > 0:27:38# Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
0:27:38 > 0:27:40# Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh. #