Rough rideAdverse weather affected Linda Villumsen, New Zealand's road cycling time trial world champion. She is the first person to win the same road cycling event at three Olympics. Veteran American Kristin Armstrong completed a remarkable return to cycling by winning a third consecutive gold medal in the time trial on a rainy morning at the Rio Games. The 31-year-old finished sixth on the hilly course and said conditions were "pretty rough" with wind gusts and rain. A day before her 43rd birthday Armstrong, the last to tackle the 29.7km course, sped over the finish line 5.55 seconds faster than Russian Olga Zabelinskaya.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 10, 2016 20:15 UTC