Fabian Cancellara wins Rio Olympics men's time trial as Chris Froome claims bronze

Swiss time trial master Fabian Cancellara puts in a blistering ride to claim Rio Olympic gold as Chris Froome places third behind Tom Dumoulin

Fabian Cancellara, men's time trial in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

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Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) obliterated his rivals in the men's individual time trial at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to claim a second career gold in the discipline.

Cancellara defied the pre-race predictions that he would not be able to match the pace of Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands) and Chris Froome (Great Britain) by beating both by a significant margin over the hilly 54.56km course.

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