Torbay Olympic Training Camps
On Wednesday 6th July at 12.46pm the International Olympic Committee announced that London will be the host city of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. This is fantastic news and looks set to have a huge impact on Torbay.
The venue for the Olympic sailing has already been named as Weymouth where the National Sailing Academy already exists. Torbay looks ideally placed as a venue for some of the training for the teams in the three years leading up to the 2012 Games.
Torbay Development Agency has worked closely with Torbay Council’s Cultural Services Department, the Bay’s Yacht Clubs and a wide range of private sector organisations to secure 4 training camps within Torbay.
The English Riviera awaits the return of the greatest event in the world; the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Having hosted the 1948 Olympic Sailing the Riviera is no stranger to world competition and is very much aware of the honour and responsibility of looking after the competing nations Torbay is prepared to open its doors and welcome the world.
SAILING: Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Paignton Sailing Club and Brixham Yacht Club all have a long and distinguished history of hosting World Class sailing events. They have all the knowledge and experience required to host pre-training camps here prior to the 2012 Olympic Games.
CYCLING: Selected and potential Olympic athletes from cycle teams and triathlon teams of various nations can be hosted in training groups for road cycle training outside the boundaries of Torbay. Training rides of 30 miles to 100 miles or more will be organised by Mid Devon Cycling Club. The club has overwhelming experience of promoting road massed start and time trial races in Devon. Mountain Bike facilities will include Newnham Park (Plymouth), and Haldon Forest (Exeter). BMX Facilities will be located at Decoy BMX Park in Newton Abbot.
TRIATHLON: Swimming – The Clennon Valley Sports Centre has a 33 metre indoor pool. This can be made available for private use by Training Camps, or lanes can be created during public times for more informal swim training sessions. Openwater Swim Venues could be at any of our five ‘Blue Flag Beaches’. Cycling – road closures, or partial road closures will be possible to provide Training Camps with traffic-free training or you could visit Westpoint Arena for a Closed Road Circuit. Outside of the built-up area there are large areas of more lightly trafficked rural roads. Running – The coastal footpath through Torbay is probably the most scenic for trail running. Trail running could also be done on the playing fields at Clennon Valley Sports Centre or around the beaches of the Bay. Torbay sea-front has a network of tarmac paths which could provide traffic-free training venues for road running whilst Exeter Arena would be the ideal location for track running.
JUDO: Between Ronindo and Shinji Budo Kai Committess, Torbay has over 35 years involvement in International, National and Regional events in both Judo and Aikiido and this training camp will be hosted by South Devon College.
For further information please visit www.torbaytrainingcamps.com or email info@torbaytrainingcamps.com
