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Kiryienka takes time trial gold as Martin's run ends (Reuters)
By Steve Keating RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Nearly man Vasil Kiryienka of Belarus powered his way to victory in the road cycling world championship time trail on Wednesday as Tony Martin's run of six consecutive podium finishes ended. Italian Adriano Malori came home 9.08 seconds adrift to take silver, while Jerome Coppel, at 26.62 seconds, grabbed the bronze to give France their first medal since 1997 in the race against the clock. "Tony Martin and Tom Dumoulin were favorites today but I think today was my day." It certainly was not Martin's day as his bid to match Swiss Fabian Cancellara's record of four gold medals in the event went flatter than a punctured tire. More...
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