Armitstead wins women’s road race in late sprint (Reuters)
By Steve Keating RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – Lizzie Armitstead of Britain won a drag race to the finish with Anna van der Breggen to claim a breath-taking victory at the road cycling world championships on Saturday. The pre-race favorite, Armitstead spent much of the 129.8km race back in the pack but, with just a kilometer to the finish line, powered to the front then timed her move perfectly as she added the rainbow jersey to her overall World Cup title. …