Deloitte Ride Across Britain 2012

This awesome summer of sport isn't quite over yet. The Deloitte Ride Across Britain is taking place this week. 960 miles from Land's End to John O'Groats in just nine days. Team Ward going well and hoping that the weather holds for the rest of the week. Some photo highlights of the Wards from Day 3..... Cold, windy and wet at the...
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Paralympics athletics

Back at the Olympic Stadium yesterday, this time for a Paralympics morning athletics session. The stadium was pretty full other than the seats either side of us (did they know we were coming?), the sun was shining and the atmosphere was great. Women's 800m T54 heats Heat 3 featured Shelly Woods racing for ParalympicsGB The...
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Olympics Day 15 - final athletics session

What a fantastic night in the Olympic Stadium. The wall of noise that willed Mo Farah to gold was simply incredible and Bolt was of course his usual amazing self. Other highlights included my second Big Mac meal of the week (which again left me curiously hungry) and a chance to wander round the whole of the Olympic Park. Very sad it is over but wha...
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Olympics Day 11 - Athletics Evening Session

Hours and hours and hours and hours on the London 2012 ticket website finally came good with some last minute tickets for the athletics on Tuesday evening at the Olympic Stadium and we even got to see a Team GB medal! The session included the Women's 100m Hurdles Semifinals and Final, Men's 800m Semifinals, Women's 200m Semifinals and the Men's 15...
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Centre Court Tennis at London 2012

Andy Murray may have been put on Court 1 but we saw some amazing tennis from Azarenka, Djokovic, Tsonga, Federer, Sharapova and Clijsters and all washed down with strawberries and Pimms. Number 1 seed Victoria Azarenka Number 7 seed Angelique Kerber The roof was then opended for the rest of the day with Djokovic and Tsonga next on court...
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Men's Time Trial Cycling at London 2012

Incredible performance from Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome today in the Men's Time Trial. Bradley Wiggins powering his way to GOLD! Chris Froome won a brilliant bronze Some selected other images from the race
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Women's Volleyball

Turkey took on China followed by Serbia versus South Korea in the Women's Preliminaries. Incredibly athletic and at times downright vicious! China and south Korea both won their matches 3-1. We arrived early which was just as well as security took some time whilst they decided whether my lens (which was 22cm on its own and 28cm when on the camera)...
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Women's Cycling Road Race

Patriotic supporters waiting patiently for the riders to arrive in Putney... The peleton approaching through the crowds Janildes Fernandes of Brazil initiated the first breakaway Chased by the peloton Conditions on the way back through Putney were somewhat different! Atroicous in fact when the leading group came through includi...
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Men's Cycling Road Race

Incredible atmosphere in Putney today as the Men's Road Race passed through on the way out to Box Hill and then again on the return. It appeared to be a fairly gentle pace on the way out with Bradley Wiggins keeping out of any trouble at the front A significantly quicker pace on the return as Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan powered th...
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Olympic Torch Relay at Putney

The final morning of the torch relay passing through Putney with the Olympic Flame being carried in splendour on board Gloriana.... Crowds out in force meant at least man found an innovative way to get a better view!
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