Originally Posted by chasm54

That is right, and you're in good company in spotting it. Chris Boardman was providing the expert analysis on the BBC and pointed out that Trott had murdered Hammer at the start. And in his opinion, Trott's perfect start was worth a half second to her. Trott beat Hammer by 0.8 seconds. Had Hammer been only 0.3 behind her she would now have the gold medal.