Pooley the favourite for national championships after Trentino win

Emma Pooley

Emma Pooley clinched the overall classification at the Giro del Trentino stage race in Italy - a result that will make her the favourite to end Nicole Cooke's reign as British national road race champion on Sunday.

The 27-year-old Cervélo Test Team rider sealed her seventh major win of the season on Sunday, which also makes her Britain's most successful rider on the road this year.

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