Cooke takes lead in Emakumeen Bira

Nicole Cooke Oct 2008

Nicole Cooke has taken the lead in the Emakumeen Bira, a four-day five-stage race in Spain, after winning stage two.

The Vision 1 leader won Friday's 84 kilometre stage based on a loop, starting and finishing in Amurrio. It was a rolling stage with one category two climb that came about half way through the narrow and twisting circuit.

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