Schriever recently rejoined British Cycling and trains in Manchester with Whyte. She is the only female rider in the squad. After a UK Sport decision which meant only male BMX riders would be financially supported after Rio, Shriever had to crowdfund in order to travel to competitions.
Whyte comes from Peckham, South London, and spent his formative years at Peckham BMX club where his mother was a secretary, his father was a coach, and his older brother built international BMX careers.
Beth Shriever, 22, and Whyte, 21, emerged as Great Britain’s first-ever BMX medallists within minutes of each other at this year’s Olympics.
Whyte overcame two weaker starts in his first two runs, but won the third semi-final heat of three, finishing the final with a time of 39.167 seconds.
Shriever was strong throughout and won by large distances during the semi-finals. In spite of being under pressure from Mariana Pajón of Colombia, Shriever maintained her composure and took the gold medal with a time of 44.358sec, winning by just 0.09sec.