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# London 2012 Olympics: Paralympian cyclist Sarah Storey on the right track to
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make history
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## Who dares wins. Sarah Storey, a multiple Paralympic gold medallist, born
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without a left hand, has put herself in pole position to become the first
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Briton ever to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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![London 2012 Olympics: Paralympian cyclist Sarah Storey on the right track to
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make history][1]
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Cross over: Paralympian cyclist Sarah Store could compete in 2012 Photo: GETTY
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[![Gareth Davies][2]][3]
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By [Gareth A Davies][4] 5:21PM GMT 11 Feb 2011
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[Comments][6]
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It slipped under the radar when Storey was named last week in Great Britain's
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podium squad for the women's pursuit team at the World Track Championships
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which take place at the Manchester Velodrome next weekend.
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As it is an Olympic qualifying event, if Storey starts the race, she will have
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put herself on the Olympic ranking list, and in contention for selection for
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the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Once just a dream, Storey's drive for Olympic selection has become a reality.
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"You have to compete in one of the Olympic ranking events from this season or
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one of eight events next year to be in contention for selection," explained
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Storey, already a paralympic totem for success with five swimming gold medals,
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followed by two cycling gold medals in Beijing.
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Remarkably, Storey 'discovered' her cycling ability by chance. After a chronic
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ear problem had forced her to retire from swimming, the Mancunian took up
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cycling at the nearby national training centre, but doubted whether she would
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even be eligible to compete at the on a bike at the Paralympics. By the time
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she had recovered from the ear infection, she was a world champion para-
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cyclist.
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Her elevation to this position is no fluke. Consider this: Storey's time in
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the 3km race at the Beijing Paralympics would have earned her seventh place in
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the women's Olympic event. Since Beijing, Storey has stripped 2.5sec from her
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gold medal-winning 3km pursuit time, which would have placed her fifth at the
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Olympics.
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27 Jan 2011
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Last year, Storey competed in England's 20-strong cycling team at the 2010
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Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The 32-year-old became the second Paralympian to
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represent England in an able-bodied competition alongside archer Danielle
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Brown. Brown won team gold, Storey finished outside the medal events but still
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ranked in the world's top 10 in the 3km event.
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In Manchester, Storey will be up against a formidable line-up in Lizzie
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Armitstead, Katie Colclough, Claire Galloway, Wendy Houvenaghel, Dani King,
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Rebecca Romero, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott, aiming to be selected in the
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podium teams of three riders. "It's strange sometimes when you're in a line-up
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and I'm the Paralympic champion and Becs Romero is the Olympic champion, in
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the same event. I'm getting to compete alongside her now, which is just
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phenomenal," she explained.
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After two more training sessions, today and Sunday morning, the squad will be
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whittled down to two teams of three, with one reserve being announced on
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Sunday afternoon. 'R' is not a role Storey is dwelling on when the team sheet
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is read out by the GB performance director. "I'm not here to make up the
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numbers, I'm here to be a force within the team, on merit," she said.
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A spokesperson for British Cycling told_ Telegraph Sport_ that Storey's
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transition "reflects the 17 gold medals won by the Great Britain para-cycling
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team at the Beijing Games, and the synergy that exists between able-bodied and
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para-cyclists in the GB set-up. Same track time, same coaches, shared
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knowledge, shared practice, and huge competition within all teams. It was a
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natural progression for an athlete who is at the elite level, but who simply
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has no hand. The issue for Sarah is more technical than physical."
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Indeed, Storey explained that aspect to The Daily Telegraph yesterday. "It is
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not my physicality for this event which is in question, it is whether I am
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seen as technically proficient. It's all about getting into the team and then
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continuing to improve. There is such strength in depth in the GB team, getting
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selected is the toughest part. If I was from a lesser cycling nation, getting
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into the Olympic Games could be a lot easier." That comes to down to grip on
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the handlebars, the part of the race in which riders focus on power from the
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start. Effectively with no hand and fingers, Storey can only balance her left
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arm on the bars, with no grip. Once away, she possesses all the power and
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speed which make her a world class athlete.
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Storey disclosed yesterday that she aims to defend her two Paralympic titles -
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the Time Trial and Individual Pursuit - in London, as well as gunning for the
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Olympic Games. That crossover has been achieved before, by Natalia Partyka, a
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Polish table tennis player, and Natalie Du Toit, a swimmer from South Africa.
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Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee sprinter from South Africa, and triple
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paralympic champion over 100m, 200m and 400m, continues to work at the Olympic
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qualifying time for the 400m event. However, one GB paralympic athlete told
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The Daily Telegraph yesterday that "crossing over to the Olympic Games is
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blurring the edges of the two events."
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Nonetheless, Jane Jones, Communications Director at ParalympicsGB, said: "It's
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a fantastic achievement by Sarah on the back of her Commonwealth Games
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selection. It shows how Paralympians are continuing to push the boundaries of
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elite sport."
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Yet next week represents the beginning of Storey's Olympic dream. "You know
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what I'm like," Storey told your correspondent yesterday. "You've known me
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over four Paralympic Games, and I'm a pragmatist when it comes to things like
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this. The bottom line for me is that what I'm best at is getting on a bike and
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pedalling as fast as I can. But on merit, I'd like create a bit of history in
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2012."
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**Crossing the divide**
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**Natalia Partyka**, 21, a table tennis player from Poland born without a
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right hand and forearm, is a double Paralympic champion from Athens and
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Beijing, who also competed at the Beijing Olympics.
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**Natalie Du Toit**, 27, a swimmer from South Africa who has won 10 Paralympic
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gold medals in the pool, became the first amputee ever to qualify for the
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Olympics, in Beijing, where she finished 16th in the 10km, Open water marathon
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swimming event.
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**Brian McKeever**, 31, a blind Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete was
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selected by Canada for both the Olympic and Paralympic teams for the 2010
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Winter Olympics. At the Olympics he was due to compete in the men's 50km
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cross-country race, although Canada's Olympic head coach made him a team
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reserve at the last moment and he did not compete in the Olympic Games.
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