Remco Evenepoel took a sensational gold in the men’s individual time trial for Belgium, charging around the Paris parcours to beat Italy’s Filippo Ganna and countryman Wout van Aert to the top step of the Olympic podium. Ganna was second with Van Aert third, as Team GB’s Josh Tarling missed out to finish fourth.
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Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar has pulled out of the Olympic Games because of “extreme fatigue”, the Slovenian Olympic Committee has said. Pogacar completed victory in this year’s Tour by taking Sunday’s final stage, which was a time trial, to win the illustrious 3,498km race for a third time. Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz will not be defending his Gold Medal after winning the King of the Mountains category at the Tour this year.
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Sir Bradley Wiggins has announced his retirement from cycling. Wiggins, 36, is Great Britain’s most decorated Olympian with eight medals
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Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara produced a magnificent performance to win the men’s Olympic Games time trial for the second time in
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Paddy Barnes’s Olympic dream is over after he lost in a split decision in his opening Rio bout against Spain’s
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