U.S. cyclist wins 3rd straight Olympic gold

U.S. cyclist Kristin Armstrong overcame rain and fierce competition here Wednesday to win her third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women’s individual time trial.

A day before turning 43, the American completed the course in 44 minutes, 26.42 seconds, just 5.55 seconds faster than the silver medalist, Russia’s Olga Zabelinskaya.

The bronze medal went to Dutch cyclist Anna van der Breggen, who took the gold on Sunday in the women’s road race.

Armstrong, who won the individual time trial at the 2008 Beijing Games and the 2012 Olympics in London, is also a twotime world champion.

Zabelinskaya, the bronze medalist four years ago in London, recently returned to competition after an 18month suspension for using a banned stimulant in 2014.