The men’s Olympic race in pictures

Laura Bennett (USA) and Daniela Ryf (SUI) take up their spectator positions

If only there was a medal for hats… Sven Riederer mistakes London for Lapland

Simon Whitfield in his last Olympic outing. The 2000 winner would crash out after T1

Jonny exits T1… to be served with a 15sec penalty for mounting too soon

The GB express… although we’re still on the fence about those helmets

220 columnist Vicky Holland (or Vicky Netherlands as The Times called her) on sterling punditry duties for the Beeb

A packed grandstand awaits the lead athletes

1.45pm… and Ali makes GB tri history

Matt Baird Editor of Cycling Plus magazine

About

Matt is a regular contributor to 220 Triathlon, having joined the magazine in 2008. He’s raced everything from super-sprint to Ironman, duathlons and off-road triathlons, and can regularly be seen on the roads and trails around Bristol. Matt is the author of Triathlon! from Aurum Press and is now the editor of Cycling Plus magazine.