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Annemiek van Vleuten

Anna Shackley pictured in action at the Tokyo Olympics on July 28, 2021
Tokyo 2020: Anna Shackley keen to take Olympic lessons into world championships
The 20-year-old is targeting success at the 2030 championships in Glasgow.
08:14
Austria's Anna Kiesenhofer in action on July 25, 2021
Result: Anna Kiesenhofer secures gold in women's Olympic cycling road race
Annemiek van Vleuten thought she had won gold for the heavily-favoured Dutch when she crossed the line 75 seconds after Kiesenhofer.
Jul 25, 11:42
Austria's Anna Kiesenhofer in action on July 25, 2021
Result: Anna Kiesenhofer secures shock Austria road race gold
With no race radio available the chasing group at the end were not aware of mathematician Kiesenhofer's early breakaway.
Jul 25, 10:25
Lizzie Deignan pictured in 2014
Lizzie Deignan says women's cycling feels like "a new sport"
Lizzie Deignan won three of the 11 WorldTour races in 2020 to top the individual rankings.
Jan 11, 17:52
Lizzie Deignan pictured in 2014
Lizzie Deignan "excited to race" at UCI Road World Championships
World Championships start this weekend.
Sep 25, 17:09
Annemiek van Vleuten pictured in 2018
World champion Annemiek van Vleuten hoping for extended cycling season
Annemiek van Vleuten is hoping the Tour of Flanders and the Giro Rosa, the biggest stage race on the women's calendar, can be saved.
Apr 27, 21:07
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Lizzie Deignan: "Tactically I let myself down"
The home favourite had to settle for 31st place in the women's elite race at the UCI Road World Championships.
Sep 28, 19:11
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Result: Annemiek Van Vleuten takes women's title at Road World Championships
Local hope Lizzie Deignan was unable to keep up pace with the Dutchwoman.
Sep 28, 18:23
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Lizzie Deignan raring to go at Tour de Yorkshire after maternity leave
The 30-year-old gave birth to baby daughter Orla in September.
May 2, 16:23
Mark Cavendish pictured in October 2018
Mark Cavendish to participate in Tour de Yorkshire
The 33-year-old has been named in Team Dimension Data's six-man squad.
Apr 26, 16:01
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Annemiek van Vleuten: "I was lucky"
Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten says that she was "very lucky" after surviving a horror crash in the women's road race at the Rio Olympics.
Aug 12, 23:34
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Annemiek van Vleuten provides update on condition after Rio crash
Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten provides an update on her condition following her horrific crash at the Rio Olympics.
Aug 9, 16:04
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Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten insists she will be "fine" after Rio crash
Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten says that she will be "fine", despite suffering three fractures to her spine in a crash during the road race at the Rio Olympics.
Aug 8, 10:03
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Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten in intensive care after Rio crash
Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten is reportedly in intensive care with concussion and three cracks in her spine following her crash in the Olympic road race.
Aug 7, 22:49
Lizzie Armitstead wearing the Team GB kit for Rio 2016
Result: Lizzie Armitstead misses out on Olympic road race medal
Great Britain's Lizzie Armitstead misses out on a medal in the women's road race at the Rio Olympics as Anna van der Breggen takes gold.
Aug 7, 20:16
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Result: Ellen van Dijk powers to gold in women's individual time trial
Netherlands rider Ellen van Dijk finishes 37 seconds clear of the field to win gold in the women's individual time trial at the European Games.
Jun 18, 07:33

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Olympic medal table header
CountryGold medalSilver MedalBronze MedalT
JapanJapan124521
ChinaChina115824
United StatesUnited States1011930
Olympics flagOlympic Athletes from Russia78520
AustraliaAustralia61916
Great BritainGreat Britain56516
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Thursday's key events


ROWING
· Comeback queen and super-mum Helen Glover goes for her third Olympic gold alongside Polly Swann in the women's pair final (1.30am)
· There is also a medal on offer for GB pair Emily Craig and Imogen Grant in the lightweight women's double scull final (2.10am)

SWIMMING
· As second-fastest qualifier for the final, Team GB's James Wilby is among the medal contenders in the men's 200m breaststroke (2.44am)
· Alys Thomas takes part in the women's 200m butterfly final, although he faces a difficult task to challenge for the medals (3.28am)
· Caeleb Dressel of the USA has been touted by some as the successor to Michael Phelps, and he has the chance to notch up a fourth Olympic gold in the men's 100m freestyle final (3.37am)

RUGBY SEVENS
· After Team GB's men narrowly missed out on a medal, the women get their campaign underway against the Russian Olympic Committee (3am) and New Zealand (10.30am)

HOCKEY
· It is a Great Britain vs. Netherlands double-header, with the men up first in Pool B (4.15am)
· Most eyes will be on the women's showdown between the two nations, though, as Netherlands - the world's best team - look to gain revenge on GB for defeat in the 2016 Olympic final (11am)

CANOE SLALOM
· Mallory Franklin takes part in the women's canoe semi-final, and will hope to do enough to qualify for the final later in the day (6am-8.45am)

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
· With Simone Biles now out of the women's all-around final, the competition has been blown wide open. Team GB twins Jessica and Jennifer Gadirova are among those taking part (11.50am-2.05pm)

> Today's schedule in full
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