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Olympic men's road race: Samuel Sanchez takes gold

Riding through Tiananmen square during the men's road race

  • Samuel Sanchez wins gold for Spain in the men's Olympic road race
  • The sprint for the line. Sanchez (L) is just ahead of David Rebellin (C)
  • The peloton rides along side the Great Wall
  • The peloton rides along side the Great Wall
  • Riders pass a section of the Great Wall during the men's road race
  • Riding through Tiananmen square during the men's road race
  • Andriy Grivko (Ukraine) leads Aliaksandr Kuchynsky (Belarus)
  • Sanchez and Valverde lead the Spanish charge
  • Davide Rebellin (silver), Samuel Sanchez (gold) and Fabian Cancellara (bronze)

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Riding through Tiananmen square during the men's road race

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