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Chris Froome is hoping the new-look tactics he adopted in claiming his third Tour de France title show he can be a major contender in the Olympic road race.Froome will head to Rio next week after taking part in Sundays RideLondon event, targeting glory in both the road race and the time trial.But while Froome has once again proved his dominance in the Tour, he has little pedigree in one-day racing.Its more of a gamble, thats for sure, Froome said of the road race. Being a one-day race, and with such small teams of five riders per nation for the bigger nations.Its going to be an extremely hard race to judge tactically. Its not as if we can put eight guys on the front and pull it back for the last climb.With the team weve got we can be extremely competitive. To have a result there would be phenomenal after the Tour weve had.Froome will tackle the road race alongside Geraint Thomas, Ian Stannard, Adam Yates and Steve Cummings in the British team, with Cummings a late replacement for Peter Kennaugh and a potential wildcard for the team given his talent at attacking from breakaways.But Froome too has shown he can do more than simply wear out rivals on summit finishes.He showed a new side to his game in the Tour, attacking on the descent to Bagneres-de-Luchon to take yellow on stage eight, then capitalising on crosswinds on stage 11 to Montpellier before his famous jog up Mont Ventoux three days later.That should only help him as he tries to master the unpredictability of a one-day race.I definitely feel Ive matured a lot as a bike rider over the past couple of seasons, he said.I feel as if, even at this point, at the age of 31, Im still learning so much about the sport, and I think tactically Ive shown this year Ive matured. I have learnt a lot and thats probably why Ive been able to race the way I have this year.Froome also plans to ride in the time trial, which could be wide open if Dutchman Tom Dumoulin -- who suffered a fracture in his wrist during the Tour -- is unable to compete.I think its a course that suits me well, Froome said of the time trial. Theres almost 1,000 metres of climbing, its 60 kilometres in length and its extremely tough.I took bronze in London and it would be incredible to medal again this year. Custom Rays T-shirts .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. Custom Rays Jerseys .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. http://www.customraysjersey.com/custom-evan-longoria-jersey-large-72v.html . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. Custom Rays Jersey China . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. Wholesale Custom Rays Shirts ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. PORTLAND, Ore. -- Lynn Williams scored twice in overtime and the Western New York Flash beat the Portland Thorns 4-3 on Sunday for a spot in the National Womens Soccer League championship game.The Flash will play the Washington Spirit for the league title next Sunday in Houston. The Spirit beat the Chicago Red Stars 2-1 in overtime in the other semifinal Friday night.We talked about an opportunity to write a great story, Flash coach Paul Riley said. And this is a great story of a young team. Everyone had us in the ninth place of 10th place at the start of the season.Emily Sonnett scored the equalizer for the Thorns in the 78th minute. The Flash led 2-1 at the half after goals from Samantha Mewis and Makenzy Doniak. Christine Sinclairs goal narrowed it for Portland in the 115th minute.Williams, who won the leagues Golden Boot award for most goals in the regular season, scored in the 98th and 103rd minutes after a 2-2 draw in regulation. Lindsey Horan added a goal for the Thorns in the 115th minute to narrow the gap but Portland couldnt catch up in front of a home crowd of 20,086 fans.Riley, who was the Thorns coach in 2014 and 2015, was ejected in the 40th minute after an interaction with the referees.After a goal in the 16th minute from Flash midfielder Mewis, an alternate for the U.S national team, and another from Doniak in the 38th, Portland found themselves in a 2-0 hole.But less than a minute after Doniaks goal, Sinclair put the Thorns on the board and celebrated with an authoritative first pump.Sonnetts equalizer in the 78th minute brought life back to the crowd and sparked some momentum from Portland, which won the inaugural championship in 2013.Post-game, Thorns head coach Mark Parsons said that the loss is still sinking in but in about three hours, after having had a cup of tea, he will sit down and start watching the game tape and identify what the team needs to work on in the off season.I think when (the loss) sinks in, we havve to continue what weve done, Parsons said.dddddddddddd We attack each day with everything weve got to make sure we support these players and support this club to continue to move forward.Riley chose not to comment on the ejection after the game and does not know whether or not he will be allowed to coach the Flash during the championship game.The standard of coming in here and winning it here is unbelievable, Flash coach Paul Riley said. The fact is that (the Thorns) are that good, I mean that midfield is top-notch. And its important that Portland does well. I think for our league its important that Portland does well. I would vote to give them a home game every year. Just give it to them. I think its fantastic for our team to come here and get this experience.The Thorns finished out the regular season with a four-game winning streak and claimed the NWSL Shield for the team with the best record. They also clinched home-field advantage in the playoffs for the first time.Portland is the third team in league history to allow an average of less than one goal per game over the course of the regular season and the Flash are just the third team to average at least two goals a game.Sinclair won the bronze medal at the Olympic with the Canadian national team. The Thorns loaded roster also included U.S. Olympians Tobin Heath, Lindsey Horan, Meghan Klingenberg, Allie Long and alternation Emily Sonnett. Amandine Henry played for France in Brazil.We clawed back but dug ourselves a little bit too big of a hole in extra time, Sinclair said. Its tough. Everywhere else in the world with soccer if you win the league you win the league. Whereas I think its unique in North America where playoffs are the big thing and it makes it interesting. Soccer is a funny game. Anyone can give anyone on any given day and you saw that today. ' ' '