Nicole Cooke
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Nicole Denise Cooke is a Welsh former professional racing cyclist and Commonwealth, Olympic and world road race champion. She was the first British cyclist to win a Grand Tour, which she achieved at t
Cooke on the podium after winning the 2007 Geelong World Cup
Cooke (right) watches Team Australia celebrate victory in the road race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Cooke wearing the British National Road Race Champion's jersey in the 2010 Flèche Wallonne Féminine, a race she won on three occasions, 2003, 2005 & 2006.
Giro d'Italia Women
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The Giro d’Italia Women is an annual women's cycle stage race around Italy. First held in 1988, the race is currently part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and is currently organised by RCS Sport, the o
Nicole Cooke
…racing cyclist and Commonwealth, Olympic and world road race champion. She was the first British cyclist to win a Grand Tour, which she achieved at the Giro d'Italia Femminile in 2004. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Cooke became the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal in cycling, and the first Welsh woman to win…
Michela Fanini celebrating her victory at the 1994 race
The pink jersey (Italian: Maglia rosa) worn by the leader of the general classification – as worn by Annemiek van Vleuten in 2020