Nicole Cooke

For the African-American librarian, see Nicole A. Cooke.

Nicole Cooke
MBE
Cooke on the podium after winning the 2007 Geelong World Cup
Personal information
Full nameNicole Denise Cooke
NicknameThe Wick Wonder, Cookie[1]
Born (1983-04-13) 13 April 1983 (age 41)
Swansea, Wales
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight58 kg (128 lb; 9 st)[2]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
Cardiff Ajax CC
Professional teams
2002Deia-Pragma-Colnago
2003Ausra Gruodis-Safi
2004–2005Safi–Pasta Zara–Manhattan
2006Univega Raleigh Lifeforce
2007Raleigh Lifeforce Creation HB Pro Cycling Team
2008Team Halfords Bikehut
2009Vision 1 Racing
2011MCipollini–Giordana
2012Faren–Honda
Major wins
UCI Women's Road World Cup
Overall (2003, 2006)
La Flèche Wallonne Féminine (2003, 2005, 2006)
Amstel Gold Race (2003)
GP Castilla y Leon (2006)
Geelong World Cup (2007)
Tour of Flanders for Women (2007)
GP de Plouay (2003)

Stage Races

Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale (2006, 2007)
Giro d'Italia Femminile (2004)
Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (2006)
Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol (2009)

Single-day races

Olympic Games Road Race Champion (2008)
World Road Race Champion (2008)
Commonwealth Games Road Race Champion (2002)
National Road Race Champion (1999, 2001–2009)
National Cyclo-cross Champion (2001)
GP de Wallonie (2005)
T Mobile International (2004)
Souvenir Magali Pache (2006)
Medal record
Women's Cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Road race
UCI Road World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Hamilton Road race
Silver medal – second place 2005 Madrid Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Salzburg Road race
Gold medal – first place 2008 Varese Road race
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Road race

Nicole Denise Cooke, MBE (born 13 April 1983) is a Welsh former professional road bicycle racer and Commonwealth, Olympic and World road race champion. At Beijing in 2008 she became the first British woman to win a Gold Olympic medal in any cycling discipline. Cooke announced her retirement from the sport on 14 January 2013 at the age of 29.[3][4]

  1. ^ Clemitson, Suze (5 November 2015). "P Is For Peloton: The A-Z of Cycling". theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Nicole Cooke". london2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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