This time, there was no mistake. Annemiek van Vleuten is officially an Olympic champion.
The Dutchwoman, who mistakenly thought she had won the road race on Sunday , left nothing to chance as she romped to gold in the time trial, winning by a massive 56 seconds over 22km.It was the sweetest of moments for the 38-year-old in her last Olympics - having suffered her fair share of heartache - and a boost for the Dutch team who were left red-faced on Sunday when they got their calculations all wrong.
Van Vleuten's team mate Anna van der Breggen, the reigning world champion, finished with a bronze medal, 1:01.63 back.
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