Parliament bouncer Chris Symonds cycles to work as a House of Commons doorkeeper every day - and found himself in the Commonwealth Games time trial at 48 years old.
Symonds trailed in 47th out of 54 riders, 16 minutes behind gold medallist Rohan Dennis of Australia, but he will never forget the day he rubbed shoulders with Tour de France legends in a Wolverhampton park.
At work, in his “Downton Abbey” uniform, Symonds decides who is allowed in the Commons chamber. And after the 12-mile trip from home in Edmonton, north London, he leaves his bike chained in the House of Lords for safe keeping.
