Nicole Cooke

[Andrew G]

Forgot to say, a great ride by Miss Cooke . She's been done over by the Germans, Italians, etc in the World's the last couple of years but rode a canny race and didn't let them work her over as they have in the past. I think Pooley did a great job drawing the German fire to tire them out chasing her down and letting Nicole hitch a ride on their backs - Good tactics from the Brits .

[Mike I]

For weeks I've been telling anyone who would listen (and even more who wouldn't) how well we were going to do on the track. After so many disappointments in Worlds and in Athens, I thought the Germans and Australians were just too strong to hope for anything special on the road, so I didn't mention Nicole Cooke. Oh well, what do I know?

What I really liked was Nicole's reaction to winning. After all she's achieved at the very highest level over the years, it was crystal clear that this was about as good as it gets. Really stirring stuff and, with any luck, a confidence-booster to the other cyclists out there - and of course for the time-trial on Wednesday.

[huw williams]

[quote="Mike I"] and of course for the time-trial

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Back on track - superb ride by Nicole.

When she was 12 and riding in events alongside Mark, she said she was going to be World and Olympic Champion - how presumptious - [size=150]and now she's DONE IT[/size]


[quote="huw williams"]
The way Cancellara came across that gap on the last lap... who do you fancy?