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.

sportsister.com,
19 November 2008
"I didn’t think it would be three golds!"
Lizzie Armitstead stole the show at the World Cup Classic in Manchester, winning three golds for Great Britain. She was part of the record breaking women’s squad which became the first team to win every World Cup women’s track event in a single race meeting.

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
“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
"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
"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.

cyclingweekly.co.uk,
1 August 2008
"I always smile"
Wendy Houvenaghel, like many of the British Olympians, manages to combine track and road riding but specialises in the former. A late developer, it was not until 2005 that Wendy competed at World level, winning the track World Cup in the 3km individual pursuit.

cyclingfx.nl,
27 February 2008
"It was a brilliant feeling"
In the foothills of the sun-drenched Pyrenees, Tanja Slater kicked clear of the pack on stage 4 last years Grande Boucle Feminin, the women's Tour de France. It was a supreme effort of courage and commitment that the former triathlete will always remember.

Daily Peloton,
27 February 2008
Interview - Tanja Slater
Tanja Slater, 2nd year pro rider with the new British Women's Pro Team, Halfords/Bike Hut looks at her first pro year and her goals and ambitions in 2008.

britishcycling.org.uk,
10 February 2008
“Coffee shops and Manchester retail therapy”
Twice a winner of the UCI World Track Cup for the Women’s Pursuit, Wendy has pulled out some scintillating rides in the last year or so and has been busy preparing at the Manchester Velodrome for the Copenhagen World Track Cup event and the big one that follows, the Manchester UCI Track Worlds.

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.