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Anna van der Breggen, the road champion of Rio 2016, waves off ‘Olympic’ with bronze in Tokyo.
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sport">Anna van der Breggen once again proved herself to be a great champion in every respect. Of course she was disappointed, because it was not her but Annemiek van Vleuten who stood on the top step of the podium. For the 31-year-old rider, gold in the Olympic time trial was her ultimate goal. For the retiring Van der Breggen, it was the only major prize that was still missing from her bulging honors list. In Tokyo it had to happen, then the circle would be complete.
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