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London 2012 Olympic torch relay: day five – in pictures

Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Olympic torchbearer Zara Phillips arrives on her horse Toy Town as she brings the Olympic flame to Cheltenham Racecourse Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Lydia Holt pick up the Olympic flame on the Cheltenham town leg Photograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Leon Taylor carries the Olympic Torch through Cheltenham Photograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
The Olympic torch relay reaches Cirencester in Gloucestershire Photograph: Stephen Shepherd
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Dennis Rigley carries the Olympic Torch on the leg between Stroud and Shurdington Photograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Spectators gather on a balcony for a view of the Olympic flame as it passes between Stroud and Shurdington Photograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Didier Drogba of Chelsea picks up the Olympic Torch relay in Swindon Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Daisy Barker carries the Olympic Torch on the leg between Swindon and Royal Wootton Bassett Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Ben Fox carries the Olympic Torch on the leg between Royal Wootton Bassett and Swindon Photograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Former athlete David Hemery carries the Olympic Torch on the leg between Royal Wootton Bassett and Swindon Photograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Iain Perkins carries the Olympic Torch on the leg between Chippenham and Calne Photograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Josh McEachran of Chelsea lights his Olympic flame during the Olympic Torch relay in Calne Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC/Getty Images
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
William Cruickshank carries the Olympic Torch on the leg between Chippenham and Calne Photograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Fireworks greet an Olympic torchbearer as they run with Olympic flame across the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Margaret Glastonbury carries the Olympic Torch on the leg between Bristol and Nailsea Photograph: Joe Giddens/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
John Shaw carries the Olympic Torch on the leg between Bristol and Nailsea Photograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch 5: Olympic torch relay day 5
Natasha Benjamin carries the Olympic Torch on the leg between Bristol and Nailsea Photograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA
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