London 2012 Olympic Gallery: The Men’s Briefing
- By Paul Moore
- Published August 6, 2012

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Alistair Brownlee, GBR,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Jonathan Brownlee, GBR,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Hunter getting a look at the finish line
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. the US Men's Team
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Hunter Kemper, USA, doing an interview with NBC Sports
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Manuel Huerta, USA, being interviewed by the young Mr. Hersh/
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Manuel Huerta, USA, being interviewed by the young Mr. Hersh/
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Manuel Huerta, USA,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Courtney Atkinson, AUS,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Simon Whitfield, CAN,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Kyle Jones, CAN,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Kris Gemmell, NZL,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Bevan Docherty, NZL,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Ivan Vasiliev, RUS,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Jan Frodeno, GER,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Javier Gomez, ESP,rushing off for pre-race drug testing
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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2012 London Olympic Triathlon Men's Pre-Race briefing. The world's best men are relaxed, but ready to go. Tyler Butterfield, BER,
Photos: Paul Phillips | Competitive Image | Twitter: @CompImagePhotoJust like at any race, on the eve of the gun the competitors come together for the pre-race briefing. Of course, the calibre of athletes at the pre-race briefing is a little bit higher than average for triathlon at the Olympics, but the principle is the same. Paul Phillips was on hand to snap the men as they turned up (and left).

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Paul Moore
Paul Moore is the Online Editor for Triathlete Europe. When not glued to a computer he can be found writing books - most recently The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges which you can buy on Amazon. Paul has also written Ultimate Triathlon: A complete training guide for long-distance triathletes which is also available on Amazon.
















