MENDRISIO, Switzerland (AP) -- Kristin Armstrong won the women's time trial at the road cycling world championships Wednesday, then confirmed she will retire after competing in this weekend's road race. The reigning Olympic champion timed 35 minutes, 26.09 seconds over two laps of the 16.7-mile course, beating Noemi Cantele of Italy by 55 seconds. Linda Villumsen of Denmark trailed by 58 seconds to take the bronze medal. "I can't think of any better way of saying goodbye to the sport," Armstrong said, cradling her gold medal with both hands as she spoke. "I had a little bit of motivation today. Now I hope another American can come out on top on Saturday." The 36-year-old Armstrong dominated the 41-rider field to win her second time trial world title. The first came in 2006. "It doesn't matter how many times you become world... [read full story]
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