Rain earlier in the day made the course wet and in some places muddy, this didn't deter Olly Chadwick as he led the men's team to the bronze medal position. Olly covered the 12k course in 41:41 for a fine fifth place. Other counters were Rob Pearse (19th), Louis Gorman (21st), Steve Brealey (25th), Matt Gillbanks (48th) and Tony Barbat (49th).