Elia Viviani won the omnium in
the men's track cycling Monday while Rachele Bruni took silver
in the women's 10 km open-water race.
The results raised Italy into fifth place in the medal
tables with eight golds, nine silvers and six bronzes.
Viviani, 27, won despite being brought down by Britain's
Mark Cavendish in a crash two thirds of the way through the
race.
Breaking into tears on the line, the Veneto rider exclaimed
"at last!" having come close several times in the past.
Bruni, a 26-year-old Tuscan, dedicated the victory to her
partner, Diletta, "against all prejudice".
Bruni was promoted from bronze to silver after France's
Aurelie Muller was siqualified for dunking Bruni's head under
the water near the line.
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