England’s young cyclists welcome the chance to shine in Delhi
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 to race for England at the Commonwealth Games.
England will go into the road events with a strong and experienced road team well suited to the Delhi course. The team will see young world class stars like Lizzie Armitstead, Alex Dowsett and Ben Swift lining up with experienced riders such as Jeremy Hunt, Russell Downing and Olympic medallist Emma Pooley.
Head Coach Shane Sutton said: “We have selected a young track team for the Commonwealth Games to give England’s rising cycling stars an opportunity to experience a large scale multi-event competition as they’re preparing for their first Olympics. With a number of our top performers competing on the road, we are also in contention for medals in these events.”
Craig Hunter, England’s Chef de Mission for Delhi said: “We are pleased to welcome into the England team a cycling squad which blends experience with youth and we wish them every success in their final preparations and in Delhi for the Games”.
England Cycling Team – Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010
Name, DOB, Place of Birth, Current Residence MEN’S TRACK TEAM George Atkins 18.08.1991, Leicester, Pistoia in Italy David Daniell 23.12.1989, Middlesbrough, Fallowfield in Manchester Pete Mitchell 12.01.1990, Edgware in London, Fallowfield in Manchester Erick Rowsell 29.07.1990, Sutton in Surrey, Sutton Ben Swift 05.11.1987, Rotherham, Sheffield Simon Yates 07.08.1992, Bury in Lancashire, Bury
WOMEN’S TRACK TEAM Anna Blyth 15.05.1988, Leeds, Leeds Katie Colclough 20.01.1990, Grantham in Lincolnshire, Grantham Lucy Martin 05.05.1990, Whiston in Cheshire, Widnes in Cheshire Sarah Storey 26.10.1977, Disley in Manchester, Stockport in Cheshire Laura Trott 24.04.92, Harlow in Essex, Cheshunt in Hertfordshire
MEN’S ROAD TEAM Russell Downing 23.08.1978, Rotherham in South Yorkshire, Rotherham Alex Dowsett, 03.10.1988, Chelmsford in Essex, Chelmsford Chris Froome, 20.05.1985, Nairobi in Kenya, Pistoia in Italy Jeremy Hunt, 12.03.1974, Macklin in Canada, Dartington in Devon Ian Stannard, 25.05.1987, Chelmsford in Essex, Milton Keynes Ben Swift, 05.11.1987, Rotherham in South Yorkshire, Sheffield
WOMEN’S ROAD TEAM 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
