He was at the finishing line with his mother and sister, who were both seriously injured.
Either type of race takes competitors through terrain so challenging, simply crossing the finishing line is considered a victory.
But to squeak past the finishing line they will still need a small proportion of hybrids and electrics.
As I wasn't at the finishing line for this event I decided we could do with a different image.
In Vancouver there was no snow so they couldn't build the finishing line.
It is not yet clear whether any Scottish people are among the casualties after two explosions near the finishing line.
He argued that those bidding for the licence should not have been excluded until "one party reaches the finishing line".
Fatma Tanis, a student journalist who was at the finishing line, explained to Today presenter Justin Webb What she had witnessed.
The 25-strong team crossed the finishing line in Greenwich, London, at the same spot where they began their journey last July.
He had arranged to meet her at the finishing line but faced a three-hour wait before he was reunited with her.
At 225-8, Hampshire were struggling, but crucial support from Rangana Herath enabled McKenzie to drag the visitors over the finishing line.
The black and white film shows the flotilla of boats sailing alongside to welcome Sir Francis' yacht as he passes the finishing line.
Last week the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) said work to transform Weymouth and Portland's sailing facilities for 2012 was "racing towards the finishing line".
Seb Sanders turned out to be the sole serious challenger, but from some way before the finishing line, he failed to land a blow.
But there was plenty of time remaining and Cusack (45 not out) and Kevin O'Brien (8 not out) saw the hosts over the finishing line.
Hayley Yelling was the first domestic runner across the finishing line.
The judges were unable to separate the Salford pair of Andy Jones and his Ethiopian-born clubmate Tomas Abyu, who crossed the finishing line together in 64.49.
Mascarenhas survived a difficult chance to Callum Thorp at mid-on and at lunch his team were 37 short of the finishing line with four wickets still intact.
Derry replied strongly in the second half and were briefly a point in front but scores from Hanratty, Shane Smyth and Freeman got Monaghan over the finishing line.
Nottingham cueman Holt made breaks of 54, 52 and 58 on the way to building a 4-1 advantage but missed several key balls as the finishing line approached.
The World Cup leader went ahead off the start and reached the finishing line without any contact for a trouble-free win in the only new event at the Games.
Burton stumbled over the finishing line on the final day of the season, pipping Cambridge by just two points, having led the table by 18 points at one stage.
Clair McGlone and Sue Roberts from the Hillsborough Family Support Group and Steve Kelly from the Hillsborough Justice Campaign also joined in to help the runners to the finishing line.
"We are especially grateful to the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways for getting this long, yet satisfying restoration over the finishing line, and for hosting this landmark event, " he added.
The final scoreline looks comfortable, but Wales needed to call on their reserves to get over the finishing line when Scotland pulled to within two points as the final quarter of the match approached.
Crossing the finishing line in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour at 12:46pm local time (23:46 GMT), Dalton and his crew had fought off endless challenges over the previous 24 hours from the American Dennis Conner, skippering Toshiba.
In winning the 100m, Bolt significantly slowed down as he approached the finishing line and Norwegian physicist Hans Eriksen has estimated the Jamaican could have run 9.55 seconds if he had finished at full pace.
But Mr Stupak's amendment is only one reason why many Democrats in the Senate see the House bill less as a baton to be carried to the finishing line than as a fizzing stick of dynamite.
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