Torch Relay Begins for London Olympics LAND'S END, England (AP) - British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday with a stroll through teary, flag-waving crowds who cheered the arrival of the flame to Britain. Hundreds held up mobile phones to snap photos as the gold medal winner jauntily walked past. They banged on plastic tambourines handed out by sponsors, creating a roar that shook the hillsides of this picturesque spot - the furthest point west in England. The sun rose and shone across the moors all day, lifting spirits at a place known for its fog. It was a good-natured start of an event, which lasts for 70 days and ends with the lighting of the cauldron to start the games on July 27. A man who got too close to the flame as it was being carried by a torch bearer was tackled by police officers and pushed out of the way. Metropolitan police, who are providing the security for the torch, said in a statement that the public should be careful not to get between the torch and police officers guarding it. In another unfortunate incident, a group of disabled patients from a Cornish care home missed the flame as it went by after relying on an incorrect map of its travels. The torch passed by them in a covered bus used to transport the flame over long distances. Many people seemed to have not realized that the torch was going to get bused places. Small clots of people gathered on roadsides where only the bus would be, some having wrapped flag banners around tree barks. While organizers said such roads weren't even noted on the Olympic website for fear of causing confusion, the flame passing through little villages is a big deal and people just heard. However, there isn't a pope mobile for the flame. People were destined for disappointment. Oh! We were so hoping to see it," said Dawn Coombe, 43, who stood with her husband and two daughters on a roadside near the village of Tideford, crestfallen to learn they may only see a truck going by. It's a shame. They could have done more to make it clear. Organizers of the London Olympics assume the rest of the world is excited about the Olympics. What they are really working on is the citizens who live here - the people who are paying 9.3 billion pounds ($14.7 billion) to host the event and are wondering if this is money well spent. The organizers need the torch relay to inspire excitement in Britain ahead of the games. "It's iconic, isn't it?" said Beverly Wills, 47, who came with her husband and her son. Soccer legend David Beckham and Princess Anne headlined the dignitaries who went to collect it, flying it on BA flight 2012 to the Royal Naval Air Station at Culdrose.