Taken by John Allen, it shows Craig MacLean of Team PlowmanCraven, covered in blood, leading Jason Kenny of TeamGB in a team sprint. When the photo was taken, no one really knew what had happened. Where did the blood come from? Did he bite his lip? Was he coughing blood from the exertion? Well, I put the pic up a while ago, just because it's feckin' mad looking, and what do you know but Craig MacLean himself actually checked out the blog and sent me the following email:"Hi Simon. I just checked out your blog and saw my gruesome photo on there. The real story with the blood is that I'd had a bit of a cold which had obviously weakened the lining of my nose. As I came out of the start gate in the team sprint I felt it run down my top lip unaware at this point it was blood. As I tried to clear my nose going down the back straight I was oblivious to the fact I was spraying myself and JK behind me with blood and not snot!"
So, there you have it. He wasn't coughing blood and he didn't bite his lip, but he did spray blood all over himself, the other cyclist, and the track. Definitely the most badass track picture ever. Thanks a lot for the email, Craig!
