Marianne Vos Wins The Women’s Road Cycling Olympic Gold

Marianne Vos wins the gold medal in the Women’s Road Cycling race at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Marianne Vos, left, of The Netherlands, out-sprints Britain’s Elizabeth Armitstead to win the gold medal in the Women’s Road Cycling race at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London.

The Women's Road Race saw thousands line the streets of London and Surrey for a second day of cycling in a row as Netherlands' Marianne Vos took her country's first gold medal of the 2012 Olympic Games.

Vos, a world road champion at the age of 19, came into the Games as the woman to beat after shaking off the setback of a broken collarbone to win five stages and the overall title at the women's Giro d'Italia.

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