Armstrong completes remarkable Olympic hat-trick
 

Rio de Janeiro: Veteran US cyclist Kristin Armstrong completed a remarkable Olympic hat-trick on Wednesday .

With rain and strong winds lashing Rio, Armstrong, who turns 43 on Thursday, produced a courageous display in treacherous conditions to claim her third consecutive women´s time trial gold medal.

The grim weather -- which forced the cancellation of the day´s rowing regatta and delayed the start of the tennis -- proved ** obstacle for Armstrong as she completed the challenging road course in 44min 26.42sec.

Her victory spared the blushes of organisers, relegating drug-tainted Russian cyclist Olga Zabelinskaya -- who only returned from a doping ban last year -- into silver.

"I don´t have words to describe it. When you´ve already been two times at the pinnacle of the sport, why risk coming back for the gold medal? The best answer I can give is that I can," said Armstrong, who retired after each of her two previous Olympic successes, only to come back in search of more glory.

"Today the stars aligned," she said.

Armstrong´s win launched a busy fifth full day of action where 20 gold medals will be shared out. Tour de France winner Chris Froome of Great Britain is chasing victory in the men´s time trial.



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