Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Shift 3 Men’s and Women’s Road Cycling Time Trial – Box Hill
My commitment to the London Olympic Games were drawing to a close. I really did not have much to do. Perhaps it was a missed opportunity that I could have done more. The point was whatever LOCOC (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) needed I would have provided it. I played my part but would I like to have done more shifts? Probably. Maybe I should have been more vocal, but nonetheless I placed myself on a standby list for another two events.
On this day, I was given a flag and a whistle. I was stationed on a corner having to wave the flag and blow the whistle to warn the GM downstream that traffic was approaching. The event was the Road Race Time Trial so there would be an average 90 seconds gap between each rider. I was stationed at about the halfway point of the lap. It kept me busy.
The experience and souvenirs were what I was looking for three years ago. I finally got them in a diary, relay baton, 4 badge pins, 1 bag, 1 water bottle, 1 umbrella, 3 T-shirts, 1 jacket, 2 trousers, a pair of trainers, two pairs of trousers, belts, two caps, a pen and most importantly 2 pairs of socks.
Bradley became (briefly) the most successful British Olympians. He rode past me.
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