On Saturday Wiggins and his British teammates failed to escort sprinter Mark Cavendish to the line for a presumed gold medal, and it was treated like a civic letdown.
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What could have been the highlight of the line-up of politicians, Congressman Paul Ryan, turned out to be a letdown.
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