Cycling road race: Van Avermaet outshines Tour champ Froome to win gold at Rio Olympics

    By Matt Majendie

    Updated 2028 GMT (0428 HKT) August 6, 2016

    Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrates with her teammate April Ross after winning a beach volleyball match against Australia, 21-14, 21-13, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early in the morning on Sunday August 7.
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    Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrates with her teammate April Ross after winning a beach volleyball match against Australia, 21-14, 21-13, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early in the morning on Sunday August 7.
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    Kosuke Hagino of Japan celebrates winning gold in the final of the men's 400-meter individual medley on the first day of competition at the 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, August 6.
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    Kosuke Hagino of Japan celebrates winning gold in the final of the men's 400-meter individual medley on the first day of competition at the 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, August 6.
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    Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens cries after defeating Venus Williams of the United States in the women's tennis competition 4-6, 6-3, 7-6.
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    Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens cries after defeating Venus Williams of the United States in the women's tennis competition 4-6, 6-3, 7-6.
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    Hungary's Katinka Hosszu celebrates after breaking the world record by more than two seconds in the women's 400-meter individual medley final.
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    Hungary's Katinka Hosszu celebrates after breaking the world record by more than two seconds in the women's 400-meter individual medley final.
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    Carli Lloyd of United States celebrates with her team after scoring during the women's Group G first round match between United States and France. The United States won the match 1-0.
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    Carli Lloyd of United States celebrates with her team after scoring during the women's Group G first round match between United States and France. The United States won the match 1-0.
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    Uchimura Kohei of Japan takes part in the competition of qualification of artistic gymnastics.
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    Uchimura Kohei of Japan takes part in the competition of qualification of artistic gymnastics.
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    Armenia's Artur Hovhannisyan receives a punch from Spain's Samuel Carmona Heredia during a men's light flyweight 49-kg preliminary boxing match. Hovhannisyan lost the match 0-3.
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    Armenia's Artur Hovhannisyan receives a punch from Spain's Samuel Carmona Heredia during a men's light flyweight 49-kg preliminary boxing match. Hovhannisyan lost the match 0-3.
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    Madelein Meppelink of the Netherlands signals during the women's beach volleyball preliminary round Pool F match against Olaya Perez Pazo and Norisbeth Agudo of Venezuela. Meppelink and teammate Marleen van Iersel won 21-17, 21-11.
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    Madelein Meppelink of the Netherlands signals during the women's beach volleyball preliminary round Pool F match against Olaya Perez Pazo and Norisbeth Agudo of Venezuela. Meppelink and teammate Marleen van Iersel won 21-17, 21-11.
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    Italy's Rossella Fiamingo competes against Hungary's Emese Szasz during the women's individual epee gold medal bout in fencing. Szasz won the gold medal.
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    Italy's Rossella Fiamingo competes against Hungary's Emese Szasz during the women's individual epee gold medal bout in fencing. Szasz won the gold medal.
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    Illya Marchenko, of Ukraine, licks his racquet after losing the match in a tie-breaker during the third set against Andreas Seppi, of Italy.
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    Illya Marchenko, of Ukraine, licks his racquet after losing the match in a tie-breaker during the third set against Andreas Seppi, of Italy.
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    South Korea's Ku Bon-chan, Kim Woo-jin and Lee Seung-yun celebrate after winning the men's team archery gold medal match at the Sambadrome venue.
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    South Korea's Ku Bon-chan, Kim Woo-jin and Lee Seung-yun celebrate after winning the men's team archery gold medal match at the Sambadrome venue.
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