who in 2016 apart from becoming world champion in Doha, also took gold from the European Championships in Plumelec, France, won the Tour of Flanders and secured the Tour de France's green jersey for the fifth time in a row - was awarded the year's best athlete title in a fan vote.
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Trump fans are converging on the nation's capital ahead of Friday's swearing in, keen to bear witness as the political novice takes the reins of US government -- and eager to see his legions of critics proven wrong.
As authorities fenced off parts of the inaugural parade route and viewing area Kirk Hinrich Bulls Jersey , the weather was not obliging the city's visitors Tuesday as rain drenched the US Capitol grounds and Washington Mall, where some 800,000 people are expected to gather on Friday.
But several visitors were already soaking up the patriotic spectacle that accompanies the transfer of power every four years.