With avid mountain bikers for parents, Kaitlyn, Anthony and David Richard were all on two wheels almost immediately after finding themselves on two feet.

They ride their bikes to school, the park and other destinations too numerous to mention.

So it’s hardly surprising that the three siblings would gravitate toward a sport involving their primary passion.

Of course the Richard clan have taken this a significant step further — not only competing in BMX racing, but establishing themselves as a perennial triple threat on the track.

Members of Milton’s Track 2000 — joining about three years ago, just prior to moving to town from Ancaster — the local youths all claimed provincial series championships for another season recently at Port Elgin’s Saugeen Shores.

Kaitlyn did so in the 12-year-old novice girls division, while Anthony and David won the 11-year-old expert boys and eight-year- old intermediate boys ranks respectively.

The dominant one of the family, Anthony not only finished first overall, but delivered a clean sweep — winning every single motto and main event over the four-weekend (weather shortened) season.

“I seem to have a lot of leg strength. I usually get out to a good start and I’m pretty smooth over the jumps,” said the now three-time provincial champ, who’s set to attend an indoor training camp in London later this year.

Also finding himself in contention pretty much every time out, David waged a season-long battle for supremacy with a Port Elgin rival. While having to settle for the runner-up spot at Saugeen Shores, the family’s youngest BMXer had enough of a points cushion to come out on top for the series.

That’s due to an approach to racing that may be somewhat short on technique but has been quite long on effectiveness.

Said David, “I go full out and just try to ride as fast as possible.”

Trying her hand at modeling when she’s not getting dirty on the track, Kaitlyn wasn’t expected to be part of the family’s BMX picture when father George first presented the idea to her brothers.

But a video of riders in action was more than enough to get her hooked.

And a broken wrist suffered in Port Elgin has done nothing to diminish her love of racing.

“No way,” she said, when asked if the painful wipeout served as any kind of deterrent. “This is the first injury any of us have had, and the fact is you can get hurt in other sports just as easy.”

Much like David, Kaitlyn had a wide enough lead on her competition that the season- ending crash didn’t cost her the series title. She wasn’t always the first out of the gate, but was usually ahead at the end.

She said, “Mountain biking with my parents helps give me a lot of endurance.”

Five other local racers took top honours this season.

They include Alex Brancier (Elite Male Cruiser), Hunter Foster (13- 14 Boys Cruiser), J. J. Kocsisan (12-year-old intermediate boys), Klay Sclissizi (eight-year-old novice boys) and Josh Sammells, who clinched the nine-year-old expert boys class just three weeks after losing his father to cancer.

Misfortune took Milton’s Chris DaSilva out of the Elite Male championship picture this season, as he sustained three separate injuries, including a broken ankle a week before the finals.