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I volunteered at the commonwealth games in Glasgow in 2014. I had to arrange my own travel and accommodation. When I was there I met lots of people who were ‘career volunteers’; they had been to previous commonwealth games and the olympics, and not just in the U.K., they’d been to Sydney, Beijing, Delhi and were talking about going to Rio. I’m sure it’s the same in cycling. In fact, as a spectator, I’ve seen the same volunteers at Lea Valley Velodrome as by the side of the road at the Tour of Britain. They’ll be in Yorkshire too, I’m sure.
For me, it was nice to be part of the action but once was enough.