The women's road time trial, one of the

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at the

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, took place on 1 August in southwest London and

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of the United States was the defending champion. The competition consisted of a time trial over one lap of a course, with staggered starts. Armstrong retained the title and won the gold medal with a winning time of 37 minutes 34.82 seconds.

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from Germany was second and won silver, while

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of Russia collected bronze.

Schedule

All times are

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Course

The competition consisted of a time trial over one lap of a course, with staggered starts. Starting and finishing at the historic

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, the course passed through areas of southwest London and Surrey including Esher and

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Results

The provisional entry list was published on 23 July, and the confirmed start list of 24 riders on 31 July.

References

External links

Women's road race 2012 in women's road cycling Cycling at the Summer Olympics – Women's individual time trial Women's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{Cycling-race-stub