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Student sampler PE Review.indd 1-2 11/08/2015 08:55 possible legacy of 2012. While will be British Olympic or Paralympic in developing the legacy, preferring to the venues and permanent structures champions who talk about their journeys wait and see whether or not they feel built or adjusted for the Games represent beginning at London 2012 venues. the impact of the Games, or placing less an immediate legacy, an element of focus on attracting people to their sports. patience is required until the full effects More events, more participants are felt in other areas. 2002’s The success of British cyclists and the Beyond sport legacy is arguably still being delivered atmosphere of the velodrome have led to It was hoped that London 2012 would to the city as we move into 2015, over a powerful legacy being built in cycling. lead to more people volunteering, a decade after the event ended. Many The London Games provided the sport greater interest in disability, and a greater critics fail to recognise that a legacy with a bigger platform than ever before. understanding of those less fortunate or needs to be developed through careful Since 2012, membership of cycling clubs able than the rest of us. Results in these planning and reactive adjustments once has spiralled upwards at a rate no one areas have been mixed. normal life resumes post Games. could have predicted. Some commentators gave the Manchester 2002 is a great example Women’s cycling has seen some of 2012 the huge and of developing legacy. The Manchester the biggest changes since the Games, unrealistic goal of improving the lives velodrome was saved from demolition, with more events available to women of ordinary disabled people by changing and 10 years down the line it was who race and more spectators attending perceptions through sporting excellence. expanded to include a BMX centre. This those events. Ultimately this plan was flawed, and could never have been planned as a direct RideLondon is one of the biggest many non-sporty disabled people action after the 2002 Commonwealth legacy events, being held each year on were left feeling duped and wrongly Games ended, but was built due to the the anniversary of the Games’ closing represented. The Paralympic Games Games’ creation of public demand for ceremony. It attracts thousands of people delivered a message that disability more than just facilities in and offers something for everyone on doesn’t have to be a barrier to sporting the city. two wheels, from a gentle ride to elite- success and that with the right support, level racing. The growth of this event, equipment and funding, sporting success Benefits the change in the way people view is possible for all kinds of impairment London 2012 has produced many tangible cycling and the development of more groups. But the Games couldn’t represent and intangible benefits that will be felt events over time are all thanks to the the needs of many severely physically across the country. The regeneration performance of the British team in and mentally disabled people who of Stratford — with its new shopping, London 2012 and the way the sport was need full-time care in a very different leisure and transport facilities — and the delivered and publicised by LOCOG (the environment. development of the athletes’ village into London Organising Committee of the affordable housing are obvious concrete Olympic and Paralympic Games) and Development and action benefits. Intangible benefits are harder the media during the Games. There is no doubt that the London 2012 to measure, as they differ from sport to Cycling’s London legacy had already legacy is developing. The less tangible sport and community to community, but received a head start thanks to the assets are perhaps the hardest to plan they are as likely to have an impact in success of British cycling teams in the for, but these are likely to benefit us long 10–20 years as today. years leading up to 2012. Cities across after the ‘state-of the-art’ venues are no Local athletes who have access to the UK are building velodromes and longer state of the art. Patience is key, the facilities created for the Games will cycling is becoming the sport for people and each sport needs to be given time to The London 2012 legacy now have better training facilities, their with high disposable incomes, as they develop its future. As much as it is down coaches will have a better environment shun the golf courses in favour of two to us to develop a legacy, it will be down Sarah Storey looks at what could deliver, and the incredible legacy So what of this ‘legacy’? When should in which to work and new talents are wheels. Cycle-to-work schemes are to future generations to act on it. has been achieved since the left by the Manchester Games did the we expect to see it? Should it have been more likely to find their way into the becoming increasingly popular as the 2012 Olympics London bid no harm at all. a big bang that struck us the moment sports that inspire them. As well as cost of motoring continues to rise. These PEReviewExtras However, in the build-up to the the Paralympic flame was extinguished? these material benefits, there is a sense benefits are not all necessarily direct Go online (see back cover) for he 2012 Olympic and Paralympic London Olympics, the legacy buzzword What are the benefits? Where will the of pride in the venues that played such products of London 2012, but the Games a quiz on the modern Olympic Games were awarded to London came to be somewhat overused, especially legacy be seen? Do we need to be patient? an important part in UK sport. What laid the building blocks for cycling’s Games T based largely on the promised as a justification when someone criticised could be more inspirational for a cyclist success. How long does it take? legacy that the Games would leave, with the money being spent or the upheaval than to cycle in the velodrome that was No one can say how far the London Dame Sarah Storey is Britain’s most benefits for more than just the athletes associated with staging such an event. Legacy is defined as being ‘something left once graced by their heroes? This aspect legacy will take cycling, but the sport’s decorated Paralympian. She has won who would compete there. The 2002 If the inconvenience was linked to the or handed down by a predecessor’, which of the legacy may never be quantified, governing body has certainly taken full 11 gold, eight silver and three bronze Commonwealth Games in Manchester ‘Games legacy’, surely everything would has quite a different sense of timing and may never be visible to the people advantage of it in the post-Games world. medals across six Paralympic Games, in had been the blueprint for what the UK be okay… than many people have understood the writing headlines, but one day there Not all sports have been so effective and cycling.

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