won the time trial in the Volta ao Algarve, ahead of Tony Martin. In early March he claimed his third early-season win in the Strade Bianche – his third victory in the Tuscan race, earning him a sector of the race's gravel roads to be named in his honour. He won the final stage of Tirreno–Adriatico, his sixth Tirreno time trial stage win, before entering Milan–San Remo. At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Fabian Cancellara won his third Olympic medal, winning gold in the time trial, ahead of Tom Dumoulin and Chris Froome. Fabian Cancellara raced his final professional road race, the Japan Cup criterium, on 22 October 2016. Personal life Fabian Cancellara was born to southern Italian parents, who lived in Wohlen bei Bern, Switzerland. His first sport was cross-country skiing, before he adopted cycling as his main pursuit. He married his wife Stefanie in 2006, and later in the same year he became a father after Stefanie gave birth to a baby girl, whom they named Giuliana. Their second daughter, Elina, was born on 13 July 2012. The family now resides in Berne, Switzerland. Cancellara speaks Italian, French, English, and German fluently. Career achievements References External links 1981 births Living people People from Bern-Mittelland District Swiss people of Italian descent Swiss male cyclists Swiss Tour de France stage winners Tour de France prologue winners Swiss Vuelta a España stage winners Olympic cyclists of Switzerland Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland UCI Road World Champions (elite men) Tour de Suisse stage winners Olympic medalists in cycling Danmark Rundt winners Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2012 Tour de France stage winners 2010 Tour de France stage winners Sportspeople from the canton of Bern