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Olympics-Cycling-Froome gets another crack at gold in time trial (Reuters)
By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Three-times Tour de France champion Chris Froome gets another chance to add an Olympic gold medal to his collection on Wednesday when the men's and women's individual time trials take place on the hilly Grumari circuit on Rio's famed coast. Froome could finish only 12th in the road race on Saturday but the 31-year-old said he cannot wait to get "stuck in" to a 59km time trial course that is ideally suited to his style. The Team Sky rider, third in 2012, easily won the individual mountain time trial on the way to claiming the yellow jersey in the Tour de France last month and hopes to have a similar plan for Wednesday. More...
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