Newsgroup: it.sport.ciclismo
Titolo: Nicole Cooke?

Perchè non è Nicole Cooke nel Giro De Feminin ? Che cosa è il motivo
(reale)?
Why isn't Nicole Cooke in the Giro? What's the (real) reason?
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 Why isn't Nicole Cooke in the Giro? What's the (real) reason?
Perché è  di Cooke contro  l'amatuers di squadra nel Grande Boucle?
Why  is Cooke riding against the amatuers of the squads in the Grande
Boucle?
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 Why isn't Nicole Cooke in the Giro? What's the (real) reason?
It's not Nicole's choice...Her team has scheduled this race...
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 It's not Nicole's choice...Her team has scheduled this race...
I was hoping we could go a little deeper then that! :-)
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Well, I think that Nicole would have preferred to ride a more 
challenging race than "La Grande Boucle"...She likes challenges. What do 
you mean for "real reason"? Nicole has already shown how to win the 
Giro, and this year Giro is not tougher than 2004 Giro...
Then, this year she is mainly focused on one day races...she is the WC 
leader where she is fighting against Judith Arndt.
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There was a late change of plan as she was going to ride a men's tour
race this week:
Cycling: Cooke set to take on the men
Jun 27 2006
Andy Howell, Western Mail
NICOLE COOKE takes on the men after pedalling her way to an incredible
seventh British cycling women's road race championship.
Wales' World Cup leader guests for the Lifeforce team when she goes
head-to-head with 99 men in the second annual Lifeforce Ras de Cymru, a
gruelling five-day stage race which this week takes place on some of
the toughest roads in South Wales.
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Top Welsh Woman Cyclist Takes on the Men in "Tour de Wales" Cycle
Race
14 June 2006
A champion woman cyclist is lining up to take on 99 men in the second
annual Lifeforce Ras de Cymru, a gruelling five-day cycle stage race
which will take place on some of the toughest roads in South Wales.
Nicole Cooke, of the Univega Raleigh Lifeforce team, has already
notched up the distinction of achieving the greatest number of placings
in the 2006 women's 'classics' - making her the best female cyclist
rider in the world. Now she has signed up to compete in  the Welsh
equivalent of the world famous Tour de France, which is being organised
by the University of Wales, Newport in partnership with Lifeforce, the
world's first Immune System Bank.
Lifeforce Chief Executive Officer  Del Delaronde was instrumental in
persuading Nicole, who comes from Wick in the Vale of Glamorgan, to
ride for the Lifeforce Team, convincing her that a demanding stage race
would help her prepare for what will be a tough second half to the
season defending her World Cup lead and her team's lead.
"I actually asked her if she fancied going up against 99 men by riding
for the four person Lifeforce Team in the Lifeforce Ras de Cymru," said
Del.
Typically Nicole replied "That would be interesting, those are the
types of odds that I thrive on, especially on South Wales roads that I
know really well."
"We're very pleased that Nicole has agreed to take part in the
race," said Simon Bray, head of events services at the University and
a former British National Road Race Champion. "This is the second
year the event has been promoted and once again it's causing a great
deal of excitement among the cycling and local sporting fraternity.
"The event, from 28th June to 2nd July, is open to teams of three or
four riders who will compete in six stages of the race run over in five
days. For the duration of the race, riders will be encouraged to stay
at the University and enjoy the 'buzz' of living as a professional
rider, whilst enjoying the excellent catering and accommodation
facilities here," Simon added.
steve d