The Independent,
25 November 2008
'I wear the rainbow jersey next year. It will be fantastic'
As the debate hots up concerning the rightful destination of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, cycling fans might reasonably wonder what Nicole Cooke has done, or more accurately hasn't done, to be a 125-1 no-hoper in the betting.

cyclingweekly.co.uk,
30 October 2008
Cooke fulfils her destiny
Winning the Olympic title would have been enough to grant her superstar status. But following that up with the first ever double, by taking her first senior women's World Championship road race title in Varese, Italy, a month later, confirmed it. Nicole Cooke is truly a phenomenon.

britishcycling.org.uk,
25 October 2008
Looking Forward
Still only 25 years old, Welsh cyclist Nicole Cooke has already surpassed the achievements of any female rider that has gone before her, with victories in the Olympic and World Championship Road Races, the women's Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and a host of one-day classics.

cyclingweekly.co.uk,
24 September 2008
“I'll start thinking about the road race after I've recovered from the time trial.”
Cycling Weekly sat down with Emma Pooley and Sharon Laws a few hours before the women's time trial. They admitted a good ride would be rewarded with an Italian ice-cream.

cyclingweekly.co.uk,
24 September 2008
“We're as ready as we ever will be…”
Cycling Weekly sat down with Emma Pooley and Sharon Laws a few hours before the women's time trial. They admitted a good ride would be rewarded with an Italian ice-cream.

sportsister.com,
30 August 2008
"you have to be prepared for everything"
Nicole Cooke won Team GB’s first medal in Beijing with a nail biting sprint finish in the women’s road race. On the day she returned to the UK Sportsister spoke to her about women’s cycling and being part of such a successful Olympic team.

womenscycling.net,
14 August 2008
"there's always an element of luck..."
It took an American cyclist called Armstrong to deny GB's women a second gold medal when Emma Pooley rode the race of her life to win a silver medal in the women’s time-trial on the demanding mountain circuit under the Great Wall of China.

womenscycling.net,
14 August 2008
"It's a dream come true"
Britain’s Nicole Cooke realized her lifelong dream to win the Olympic road Gold medal that started when she was very young.

sportsister.com,
10 August 2008
"I have to pinch myself sometimes to check it really is happening"
This time last year year Sharon Laws was living and working in Australia with no thoughts of qualifying for the GB team, let alone the Olympics. Then she came second in the Australian National Championships and her life has been a whirlwind ever since.

cyclingnews.com,
10 August 2008
Heading for the bullseye in Beijing
Nicole Cooke is one of cycling's outstanding talents, but a lack of victories in World Championships and Olympic Games leave a hole in the young Welshwoman's palmares, one that she is determined to fill.

cyclingweekly.co.uk,
1 August 2008
"I can't just sit around, eating pie!"
Emma Pooley was spotted after her fourth place at the British National Road Race in 2005 and soon signed for Team Fat Birds UK. Pooley has had several successes on the road including first in the Rund um Schönaich in 2007 as well as the Trofeo Alfredo Binda in 2008.

cyclingweekly.co.uk,
1 August 2008
"It's just like at any other race really"
Nicole Cooke took up cycling at an early age and became the youngest ever woman to win the national road race the age of 16. Cooke went on to win La Flèche Wallonne and the World Cup before becoming a professional with the Ausra-Gruodis Safi squad.

britishcycling.org.uk,
20 January 2008
Road to the Olympics
For a long time, the leading British female road racing cyclist has been Nicole Cooke. Still young and in her mid 20's, Cooke has already achieved a huge amount in the sport but two major targets elude her and that is an Olympic medal and a senior World Championship Gold medal.

cyclingweekly.co.uk,
14 January 2008
"My descending let me down"
Team Specialized and GB Olympics prospect Emma Pooley is rapidly developing a name for herself as one of female cycling's top climbers - even if less than a year ago she'd become so disillusioned with the sport she'd decided to quit racing.

cyclingfx.nl,
1 January 2008
"I don't really like bananas"
The UCI trade team Specialized Designs for Women has undergone several changes for the next season with only six riders receiving a contract renewal and the addition of several new riders to support Emma Pooley at the International level.