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BEIJING, Aug 11, 2008 (AFP) - Britain’s Nicole Cooke knows that aiming for two gold medals from the women’s Olympic cycling events will be a tough ask.
Especially with the likes of American Kristin Armstrong and a handful of other time trial gold contenders to deal with on Wednesday.
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by Justin Davis
JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 10, 2008 (AFP) - It took about 14 months for Nicole Cooke and the British cycling team to concoct a plan that would give her the best possible chance of winning an historic gold medal.
But some would argue the 25-year-old Welshwoman [...]
by Justin Davis
JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 10, 2008 (AFP) - Welshwoman Nicole Cooke handed Britain their first gold of the Beijing Olympic Games when she won the women’s cycling road race here on Sunday.
Sweden’s Emma Johansson took the silver medal with Italian Tatiana Guderzo placing third for [...]
by Justin Davis
BEIJING, Aug 8, 2008 (AFP) - Germany’s Judith Arndt will go into battle for
a prestigious Olympics cycling gold medal on Sunday with more than one race on
her mind.
The Athens silver medalist and 2004 world road race champion is one of a
handful of favourites to triumph in the [...]