I’m enjoying the games and, being a keen cyclist, have really found the latter events fantastic.

I’m conscious that the earlier post from Phild received somewhat negative responses, but I would recommend viewing (via BBC iplayer) the 3 episode programme “Gold Rush” our race to Olympics. Well worth a look at this documentary and the impact of cash on our Olympic sporting successes.

I love the Olympics, but have to agree that the inclusion of so many odd ‘sports’ and the likes of golf and tennis etc have detracted it’s appeal.