Dallaglio Flintoff Cycle
2022 marks the 10-year anniversary of the London 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympic and the legacy the event left behind for Great Britain.
On Thursday the 25th of August our London team marked the 10-year anniversary of London 2012 Olympics by taking a group of young people to the iconic Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The event was a youth led festival of sport and culture with over 1,000 young people and youth workers in attendance with partner organisations such as StreetGames, London Youth and the Jack Petchey Foundation.
“It was an interesting event and got to meet different people from different sport organisations. We worked with different groups of young people during the day from different backgrounds. At the end of the day there was a panel of 3 guest speakers who were: Stef Reid who is a Paralympian, Charlie peters who is a Muay Thai world champion, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake who is a Olympic sprinter. They all explained their journey into sport and some of the challenges they faces along the route to success which was very inspirational for the young people to hear.”
Cycle Slam 2012
During the lead up to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games the Dallaglio Flinoff 2012 Cycle Slam kicked off in true English style on St George’s Day from the ancient birthplace of the Olympic Games, Olympia in Greece. The Cycle Slam 2012 route was set over five stages, covering five countries in 22 days.
The journey took the riders along the Italian riviera, through the towering Swiss Alps, along the famous Paris-Roubaix ride in France, before reaching London’s Olympic Stadium on 18th May.
“The finish line is always one of my favourite moments and having it at the London Olympic stadium was very unique. Having the Olympics in the capital where I was born and raised and just to have cycled there from its birthplace in Athens made the games even more special for me and a moment I will never forget.”
During the slam Lawrence Dallaglio and Freddie Flintoff were joined by over 250 riders including many other notable people including football legends Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux, James Cracknell former GB Rowing Gold medallist and Sam Branson, son of Sir Richard Branson.
Surprise visits were also paid by Virgin Group Chairman Sir Richard Branson and his wife Joan
After a gruelling ride of 2872km across 5 countries the Dallaglio Flintoff Cycle Slam raised a fantastic fundraising total of £2,022,125! Which was split between Dallaglio RugbyWorks and The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.
Since the 2012 Cycle Slam Dallaglio RugbyWorks have continued to host the events biannually with an exception of the years interrupted by COVID-19. Most recently the 2022 Cycle Slam taking place from from Almuñecar, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal with 64 courageous RugbyWorks supporters taking on the gruelling 10 days of cycling challenge.
For more information on our most recent Cycle Slam and how you can get involved in 2024 please visit https://www.dallagliorugbyworks.com/news/cycle-slam-2022