Flora Duffy believed she was in the best possible mental and physical shape ahead of the women’s triathlon which was due to begin at 5.00am Bermuda time this morning.The 24-year-old is in the midst of her most successful season and was confident of carrying her form into today’s race in Hyde Park.She also admitted her mental state could not more different from four years ago, when she failed to finish in Beijing following a season plagued by fatigue problems.“I’m in good form and if everything goes to plan I know I have a good race in me,” said the Bermudian on the eve of the race.“I’m also in a lot better place than when I was at the last Olympics. Beijing sucked!“That’s why I feel a lot more comfortable now. I have achieved good results this season and people are looking at me as someone who can influence the race which gives me a lot of confidence.“But the Olympics does funny things to people, so you never really know what’s going to happen.”Duffy moved out of the Olympic Village two days ago to a hotel near Hyde Park, where the both the men’s and women’s triathlons will be held.She felt it was beneficial to have her “own space” during the build-up to such an important race.“I like to have my own space before I race, plus Hyde Park takes quite a long time to get to from the Village,” said the Colorado-based athlete.“It’s just easier logistically to be right there. I think a lot of triathletes are moving into hotels nearby. We race so early and have so much stuff, plus it means I can train on the course beforehand.”Duffy said she was anxious rather nervous ahead of her race but felt her preparations could not have gone any better.“I was pretty nervous and anxious at the start of the week,” she said. “But I feel a lot more comfortable and relaxed now. Being at the Olympics for a second time, it doesn’t seem quite as scary; it feels quite normal.“However, every time I think about the race it gets a little nerve-wracking.”Duffy hoped the weather would improve in London as she believed a non-wetsuit race would work in her favour.“I don’t want it too cold because the wetsuit helps swimmers who aren’t as strong and then you have more competitors with you. I would prefer it if the swimmers are split a lot more, so fingers crossed it will warm up so it can be a non-wetsuit swim.”The former Warwick Academy pupil planned to ride a custom painted specialised bicycle as rode by Alexandr Vinokourov of Kazakhstan, who won the cycling road race at London 2012.She hoped Vinokourov’s success would prove to be a good omen.“Specialised, my sponsors, have made special bikes for the Olympics that are sprayed bright orange and red with helmets to match,” she said.“It’s pretty cool because only the specialised athletes have been given these bikes. Now that (Vinokourov) has won on one of these bikes everyone in the Village is like, ‘oh, she has one of those bikes.’ It’s quite a big deal.”