Great Britain's (left to right) Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish, David Millar, Bradley Wiggins and Ian Stannard before the Men's Road Race on the Mall, London.

Great Britain with Mark Cavendish (right) start the Men's Road Race on the Mall, London.

LOCOG Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe (left) speaks to Queen Elizabeth II as they watch the morning session of the Swimming at the Aquatics Centre in London on day one of the London 2012 Olympics.

Great Britain's Michael Jamieson celebrates coming third in his Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat at the Aquatics Centre in London on day one of the London 2012 Olympics.

Great Britain's Robbie Renwick during his Men's 400m Freestyle Heat at the Aquatics Centre in London on day one of the London 2012 Olympics.

Great Britain's Louis Smith shows emotion after completing his Pommel Horse routine during the Artistic Gymnastics team qualification at the North Greenwich Arena, London, on day one of the London 2012 Olympics.

Action from the heats of the men's double sculls at Eton Dorney during the first day of the London 2012 Olympics.

Canada's Lauren Sesselmann gets in a cross despite the close attentions of South Africa's Zamandosi Cele during the Group F match at the City of Coventry Stadium

Canada's Melissa Tancredi (red shirt) drills the ball past South Africa's goalkeeper Thokozile Mndaweni to score their opening goal during the Group F match at the City of Coventry Stadium

Kazakhstan's Alexandr Vinolurov celebrates winning Gold in the Men's Road Race

Germany's Ingrid Klimke riding Butts Abraxxas on the first Dressage day of the Eventing of at Greenwich Park

A general view of a London 2012 sailing mark in Portland Harbour.

Great Britain's Finn sailor Ben Ainslie lights the Olympic flame in Weymouth this evening

British Transport Police officers monitor passengers at Stratford station near the Olympic Park, in east London.

Brazil's Felipe Kitadai celebrates his Bronze medal at the ExCel Arena, London.

William Alexander Prince of Orange and Princess Maxima try to catch a bouquet thrown by the Netherlands Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle team at the Aquatics Centre, London.