Nicole Cooke Flanders 2007

NICOLE Cooke (Raleigh-Lifeforce Creation) won her seventh consecutive National Road Race Championship at Saffron Waldren in Essex on Sunday after powering away from her rivals in the closing miles.

A break of eight riders got clear of the bunch with around 40 miles left and, after Joanna Rowsell had punctured and fell back to the bunch, the seven remaining riders forged on.

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