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London 2012 Olympic torch relay: day 41 – in pictures

Olympic Torch: Day 41 - The Olympic Torch
Olympic gold medallists Jayne Christensen (nee Torvill) and Christopher Dean carry the flame in the National Ice Centre in Nottingham Photograph: LOCOG/Getty Images
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
Ella Smallwood on the leg between Edwinstowe and Mansfield during a heavy downpour Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
Alison Noble does a spot of cartwheeling after handing her torch to a security officer on the leg between Darlton and Boughton Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
Laura Graves carries the flame through Sherwood Forest Photograph: Gareth Fuller/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
Glenn Chambers on the leg between Edwinstowe and Mansfield Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
A spectator wearing a union flag shirt takes photographs out of his window in Saxilby Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
Andrew Baumohl carries the flame through Grantham Photograph: Joe Giddens/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
John Battersby carries the torch on the leg between Darlton and Boughton Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
Jake Mason carries the flame between Lincoln and Saxilby Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
Security staff hold the flame under an umbrella as the relay is stopped momentarily in Mansfield due to heavy rain and lightning Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
Zachary Radford carries the flame on the leg between Darlton and Boughton Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
Brian Johnson carries the torch between Lincoln and Saxilby Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
Debbie Foote on the leg between Edwinstowe and Mansfield Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
A police officer pulls a face as the relay is stopped in Mansfield due to heavy rain and lightning Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
Nicholas Williams carries the flame through Edwinstowe Photograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - Olympic Torch Relay
Schoolchildren and residents wait in the rain for the torch to arrive in Mansfield Photograph: Gareth Fuller/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 41 - The Olympic Torch Continues Its Journey Around The UK
Dorothy Fraser outside Lincoln Castle Photograph: LOCOG/Getty Images
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