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Olympic women's road race: Nicole Cooke gets it

Nicole Cooke gets it

  • Nicole Cooke sprints for the line with Johansson and Guderzo in tow
  • Nicole Cooke gives it everything she has at the end.
  • Almost home for Cooke
  • Fans cheer as Nicole Cooke crosses the line.
  • Nicole Cooke gets it
  • A satisfying victory for Nicole Cooke
  • Britain's Nicole Cooke won gold in Beijing Sunday.
  • The women's peloton rounds a bend early in the action Sunday.
  • The women racing on the wet roads
  • Nicole Braendli leads the peloton
  • The women's peloton in the Olympic road race
  • Journalists shelter from the rain
  • Kate Bates leads Hanka Kupfernagel
  • The descent
  • A Korean rider comes to grief
  • The women's race was a very wet affair
  • Today's race was a severe test for equipment
  • Nicole Cooke is happy with her win
  • The podium: Emma Johansson (2nd), Nicole Cooke (1st) and Tatiana Guderzo (3rd)
  • Nicole Cooke is triumphant
  • Nicole Cooke on the podium
  • Nicole kisses her gold medal
  • Luckily, gold doesn't rust

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Nicole Cooke gets it

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