Fabian Cancellara takes gold in to add to men's individual time trial title he won at Beijing 2008
Swiss cyclist won the 54.5km men's event denying Great Britain's Chris Froome a Tour de France-Olympic Games double
A delighted Fabian Cancellara on the winner's podium (Photo: Getty Images/Bryn Lennon)
Fabian Cancellara has denied Chris Froome the Tour de France-Olympic double. The retiring star from Switzerland instead capped his own remarkable career with another time trial gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Cancellara looked like the same powerful youngster who cruised to gold at the 2008 Beijing Games, decimating the hilly, rain-slicked course along the coast in 1 hour, 12 minutes, 15.42 seconds.
He finished 47 seconds ahead of Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands, who competed despite breaking his hand during the Tour de France, while Froome had to settle for the bronze medal.
Cancellara on his way to a famous victory (Photo: Getty Images/Bryn Lennon)
Cancellara began weeping the moment Froome, the last rider of the day, crossed the finish line Wednesday. He announced more than a year ago that this would be his final season as a cyclist.
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