News Story Date : 02 September, 2010

Sarah Storey to compete in the 2010 Commonwealth Games

The England Team going to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi will feature 20 cyclists, consisting of England’s best young track riders, established road racers and a multiple Paralympic gold medallist.

The male track team will include riders from British Cycling’s Olympic Academy such as talented young sprinters and former Junior World Champions, David Daniell and Peter Mitchell, who will be looking forward to their first Games experience.

Competing in the women’s track team will be three-time Junior World Championship medallist Laura Trott and multiple World and Paralympic Champion Sarah Storey who becomes a first Paralympian cyclist to race for England at the Commonwealth Games.

A few words from Sarah Storey on being the first Paralympian cyclist to be selected for Team England:

“I’m so excited to be selected for Team England, it’s such an amazing opportunity for me to race the World’s best pursuiters and I can’t wait to get stuck in! Being shortlisted for the Road TT as well is a huge honour, I’ve been working very hard on my road skills this year and so to step up and be in the mix for this event too is a testament to the hard work I’ve put in and also the hard work put in by my team Horizon Fitness to get me up to this level. I can’t thank everyone enough. I’m very excited to race the British Time Trial Championships and try and get selected for that too.”

The Women’s Roda Team will comprise of
Lizzie Armitstead, 18.12.1988, Leeds, Herselt in Belgium
Katie Colclough, 20.01.1990, Grantham in Lincolnshire, Grantham
Sharon Laws, 07.07.1974, Kenya, Cheltenham in Gloucestershire
Lucy Martin 05.05.1990, Whiston in Cheshire, Widnes in Cheshire
Emma Pooley, 03.10.1982, London, Norwich/ Zurich in Switzerland
Emma Trott, 24.12.1989, Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, Cheshunt in Hertfordshire

The 2010 Commonwealth Games take place in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. They will feature 17 sports - archery, aquatics (swimming, synchronised swimming & diving), athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, rugby 7s, shooting, squash, table tennis, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling. With the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Commonwealth Games England is entering a breath-taking four years of sport.

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