Australia's Sara Carrigan won the women's Olympic road race ahead of Germany's world number two Judith Arndt and Russia's Olga Slyusareva.
The Dutch athlete become the first woman in Olympic history to win three gold medals on the road.
American Kristin Armstrong became the first cyclist to win the same road event at three different Olympic Games on Wednesday, taking gold in the women's 29.7km time trial.
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