The 26-year-old Van der Breggen triumphed in the final sprint of a leading group, which only in the last few hundred meters before the finish had overtaken the escaped Mara Abbott.
Grief was there for the Netherlands, because Annemiek van Vleuten was hard in the final descent of the 137-kilometer ride slicing while going solo in the lead.
Van Vleuten was in the descent just driven away from Abbott when they hit hard against the asphalt. She remained some time lying motionless, but later was conscious transported to the hospital.
After the fall of Van Vleuten Abbott went solo in the final kilometers. However, the American did just not a position with respect to the hunting group behind her.
Marianne Vos
Van der Breggen then chose good position in the sprint and was clearly in it the strongest. Behind her, explained the Swedish Emma Johansson seize the silver. Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy took bronze. Abbott had to settle for fourth place.
The Dutch team controlled the game almost completely. Ellen van Dijk conducted last the pace in the peloton. “Water Carrier” and defending champion Marianne Vos was part of an earlier breakaway and Van Vleuten and Van der Breggen led the fight in the final.
Van der Breggen last year won silver in the road race and the time trial at the World Cup. She also won the Tour of Italy in 2015. But her Olympic victory is obviously the most extraordinary achievement of her career
Video:. Holland Heineken House welcomed after Van der Breggen gold
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