Kent Hosts the Paralympics!
In 2012, Brands Hatch near Sevenoaks, Kent, will host the Paralympic Road Cycling events which will take place from the 5th to the 8th of September 2012.
The riders will race around a course that passes through the Kent county and the district of Sevenoaks in Kent. The former F1 Grand Prix circuit at Brands Hatch will be the base of approximately half of the course including the start and finish. The remaining race will take place on local roads nearby.
During the London 2012 Paralympic Games there will be 32 Road Cycling events for men and women with a range of disabilities including visual impairments, cerebral palsy and amputations competing on bicycles, tricycles, tandems and hand cycles. 225 (155 male and 70 female) athletes from around 40 nations will participate in the Road Cycling events, which will consist of mass start road races ranging from 30km to 120km and individual and team time trials ranging from 20km to 35km.
The events will be ticketed in large part, but part of the route will be free for spectators providing a fantastic way of watching high profile action. Tickets will cost £10 and there will also be Special Price tickets available (£5 for 16 and under and 60 and over) as well as Group Organiser tickets for large groups which would see them receive additional tickets at no extra cost.
Kent Paralympic Roadshow 14th - 23rd August 2012
In the 17 days between the end of the London 2012 Olympic Games and the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games there will be a Paralympic Roadshow travelling around Kent offering people a chance to see and use some of the Paralympic sporting equipment and maybe the chance to meet a Kent Paralympian! The Kent Paralympic Roadshow will be calling at the following venues:
•Adizone, River Front, Gravesend - Tuesday 14 August
•Cyclopark, Gravesend - Wednesday 15 August
•Swanley Recreation Ground - Thursday 16 August
•Ashford Retail Outlet, Ashford - Friday 17 August
•Leisure Centre, Dover - Saturday 18 August
•Maidstone United Football Ground, Maidstone - Monday 20 August
•Hop Farm, Paddock Wood - Tuesday 21 August
•Tunbridge Wells town centre and Calverley Gardens - Wednesday 22 August
•Medway Park Sports Centre, Gillingham - Thursday 23 August
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