GREG VAN AVERMAET CONQUERS THE HILLS OF BRAZIL
BELGIAN GREG VAN AVERMAET SNATCHED A DRAMATIC GOLD MEDAL IN THE MEN’S OLYMPIC ROAD RACE, OUTSPRINTING DENMARK’S JAKOB FUGLSANG ALONGSIDE THE COPACABANA BEACH AFTER A SPECTACULAR DAY OF RACING ON THE OPENING DAY OF RIO 2016. Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali looked primed to win gold but crashed heavily on the final descent of the 237.5km route,…