Cycling - American Armstrong wins gold in road time trial

Cyclist Kristin Armstrong poses for a portrait at the U.S. Olympic Committee Media Summit in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/Files

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Veteran American Kristin Armstrong won a third consecutive Olympic road time trial gold with a superb ride through the rain at the Rio Games on Wednesday.

Russian Olga Zabelinskaya was second with road race champion Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands taking the bronze.

(Reporting by Martyn Herman; editing by Ken Ferris)