RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kristin Armstrong of the United States won her third straight Olympic time trial Wednesday, a golden effort through wind and rain over a brutal course that left her in an exhausted heap at the finish.
Armstrong dismounted the moment she stopped the clock, too tired even to celebrate the latest triumph of her decorated career. She covered the Rio Games route in 44 minutes, 26.42 seconds to top reigning bronze medalist Olga Zabelinskaya of Russia by the slimmest of margins: 5.55 seconds.
Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands added a bronze medal to her gold from the road race.