Bradley Wiggins wrote his name into Olympic and cycling history at Hampton Court with a superb gold medal in the men's time trial. He was now won more Olympic medals than any other Briton: seven in total, including four gold. Team Sky rider Chris Froome won a bronze medal.
Wiggins, who also won the Tour de France less than two weeks ago, destroyed the field with a sensational ride to cover the 44km course in 50min 39.54 seconds, an impressive 42 seconds ahead of the the world time trial champion Tony Martin from Germany, who took the silver medal in 51:21.54.
There was further joy for Great Britain when Froome, who was the main support rider to Wiggins in the Tour de France, fought his way round the course to take the bronze medal, at an average speed of just over 30mph to finish in 51:47.87.
Wiggins's also equalled the achievement of his boyhood hero Miguel Indurain in winning the Tour de France and the Olympic time trial.
He produced a beautifully balanced effort over a course which was packed all the way by supporters waving union flags, a once in a lifetime experience for a British rider. Police estimate that there were in excess of 300,000 lining the roads.
"I cannot put it into words, I wouldn't do it justice," Wiggns said. "It’s really incredible to win an Olympic Gold in your home city. When you win in the velodrome there are three or four thousand people cheering. Here, around the streets of London, the noise is just amazing. I don't think anything will top that. It's just been phenomenal."
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