Day 255: Bald Medal

Wiggo keeps his metaphorical chimp in the cage and gets gold to become Britain's most prolific Olympian.  Stanning and Glover - gold, and a first for women in rowing. 

As I mentioned yesterday, it's all about the role models.  So - without further ado - CLARE BALDING!  Britain's head girl.  Intelligent, articulate, warm, funny, enthusiastic - and damn good at her job.  And she's one of those people who's utterly absorbed in her work.  Which makes her immediately likeable.  No icky sense of her keeping a sneaky eye on the mirror of self-regard. 

Balding is truly ACE.