A THREE-YEAR-OLD cycling champion from Nottingham scooped yet another trophy at a national competition.
Despite having been on a bike for only a year-and-a-half, Ashton Heron, of Bilsthorpe, has won several awards and competitions.
And he has now won in the first qualifying event of the Strider British Balance Bike Championships in London.
Ashton made headlines after he became the UK Bike Balance champion for his age group at a contest in Manchester last July.
His mum, Tina Austin, says he's had a 24/7 obsession since hitting the saddle when he was just 18 months old.
She said: "He absolutely loves it. He shows off to all his family and friends and brings it into school.
"In a typical day, he'll cycle to school, cycle back from school and then go out again to cycle some more!"
Despite his big wins and burgeoning talent, Tina insists they've never pushed Ashton into taking part in any of the races.
"If he didn't enjoy it, there would be a lot of kicking and screaming," she said.
"Whether he enjoys it has always been the main thing."
Dad Adrian Heron said: "If he ever says he doesn't want to go and compete, then we won't make him.
"But when we ask him if he wants to go for a cycle ride, he still gets so excited."
Ashton will take part in several competitions in the UK this year, culminating in September at the Strider Bike Balance Championships in Manchester, which he aced last year.
Mark Hayward helps to organise the competitions and says he's been taken aback by Ashton's enthusiasm.
He said: "Ashton is a phenomenal talent and at just over three, that's even more incredible. I know that Sir Chris Hoy was on a BMX from the age of five or six. We could be working with an Olympian of the future."