Olympic Flame Route Highlights

Olympic Flame Route Highlights

Lewis Hamilton carries Olympic Flame on its visit to Bletchley Park and Blenheim Palace during its journey from Luton to Oxford

• Today the Relay will travel 112.32 miles
• 133 Torchbearers will carry the Flame
• Mexican footballer Gerardo Torrado also carried the Flame
• Images from today can be downloaded here

On Monday 9th July, the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay – presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung – will travel 112.32 miles through 15 communities on its journey from Luton to Oxford.

Lewis Hamilton carried the Olympic Flame as the Torch Relay set off from St Georges Square in Luton. Lewis is one of fastest men on four wheels and has become one of Britain's most iconic drivers in Formula One's history. He became World Champion in 2008, his second year in Formula One.

Mexican international footballer Gerardo Torrado also carried the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Aylesbury and Stoke Mandeville.

The Relay will travel through the following communities: Luton, Dunstable, Milton Keynes, Bletchley, Buckingham, Winslow, Whitchurch, Aylesbury, Stoke Mandeville, Waddesdon, Bicester, Kirtlington, Woodstock, Kidlington and Oxford.

The evening celebration will take place in South Park, Oxford.

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