Ode to Wiggo, Hampton Court Palace. Photo by Kim Craig.
The men's road time trial, one of the cycling events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, took place on 1 August over a 44 km ( mile) course in southwest London and Surrey. Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain won the gold medal. The defending champion in this discipline was Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland. He was expected to mount a strong challenge, but crashed heavily in the closing stages of the Olympic road race, initially putting his participation in the time trial in doubt. Scans revealed that he had avoided breaking his collarbone for the second time in the season, though, and he started in the time trial.[6] The winner of the 2012 Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain was also considered a big favourite, having won seven previous time trials in the 2012 season, and was looking to add to the six Olympic medals he has won on the track. World Champion Tony Martin of Germany was tipped as an early favourite, but had suffered an injury-wrecked season, and pulled out of the Tour de France in an effort to be fit for the Olympic race.[7] Of the other contenders, Wiggins' British team mate Chris Froome showed strong form at the Tour de France, where he finished second overall and second to Wiggins in two time trials. Another of Wiggins' trade team mates, Michael Rogers, the 2003–2005 time trial world champion represented Australia, with 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans electing not to start due to fatigue. Young American Taylor Phinney, who won the opening time trial of the 2012 Giro D'Italia represented the United States. Sylvain Chavanel was the sole French rider, along with Luis León Sánchez of Spain and Marco Pinotti, winner of a time trial in the Giro, who represented Italy.
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