TIVERTON nine-year-old Taylor Sampson, will be representing Great Britain in the BMX World Championships in Zolder, Belgium next week.

He will be racing on Tuesday, July 21 in the 10-year-old male challenge category.

Taylor, who is currently South West number one and National number eight, qualified for the World Championships via the British Cycling ranking system in 2014.

This will be the third time that Taylor has participated in the World Championships since he started BMX racing in 2010.

Taylor who lives in Tiverton and is a member of Tiverton BMX Club is looking forward to riding for Great Britain and competing against riders from all over the world.