In 1986 Rohan Vos, a wealthy south African auto-parts dealer, bought several vintage railcars for his private amusement.
Armitstead, 23, from Otley near Leeds, was beaten to the gold at the end of the 140-kilometre race by Holland's Marianne Vos in a sprint finish on The Mall.
Vos is a champion in track, road racing and cyclocross, and not long ago, BBC Sport writer Ben Dirs made the case that she is the greatest cyclist in the world.
Geoffrey Vos, a High Court judge who has presided over phone-hacking litigation, in January issued a court order for the company to search its computers for evidence that employees concealed phone-hacking-related evidence.
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The size of the awards against the News of the World will depend on the view taken by Sir Geoffrey Vos, a High Court judge, of the actual damage to hacking victims, as well as of the intrusion itself, when he hears test cases later this year.
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Judgements on the claims by Lord Justice Vos could create a framework for action from some 91 alleged victims.
Though it was built in 1943, it sports a faux late-Victorian facade (added by Vos) that gives way to a spacious waiting room where ceiling fans rotate above potted palms.
At the High Court, Mr Justice Vos has been considering applications from a number of alleged phone-hacking victims to decide whose will be heard as test cases in the new year.
"There's just like a million reasons why the blind mule thing is a difficult angle, " Vos said Friday.
To hear Vos tell it, he and Spoornet enjoy a "competitively amicable" relationship.
The Vos Sailor is still adrift in the North Sea and a salvage team will tow it to port.
In 15 years Vos has expanded to offer eight rail itineraries, including a nine-day "golf safari" combining golf, wild-game viewing and a visit to the resort and casino at Sun City.
Riding for Team Specialized-Lululemon, she's won stage races in New Zealand, Poland and Idaho, and a thrilling one-day classic in Belgium over Dutch superstar Marianne Vos.
The coastguard said the Vos Sailor was no longer thought to be at risk of sinking, and a decision would be taken on whether it would be towed to port.
The women's version of the race, run over a shorter 97.5km course, was won for the third consecutive time by Dutch champion Marianne Vos, ahead of Emma Johansson and Claudia Hausler.
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