Rain dominated the women's road race
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Riders start the day passing Tiananmen Gate.
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Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) makes her long charge
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Great Britain's Nicole Cooke wins the 2008 Olympic road race
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Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) wins the 2008 Olympic road race.
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Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) confirms her win in the 2008 Olympic road race
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Hanka Kupfernagel (Germany)
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Podium time for gold medalist Nicole Cooke (Great Britain)
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Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) on the podium
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Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) showing off her well-earned gold medal
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Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) tops the podium
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Medal time: Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) in gold
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UCI President Pat McQuaid
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Edita Pucinskaite and Modesta Vzesniauskaite of Lithuania
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The Italians relax
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Germans Trixie Worrack and Hanka Kupfernagel
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The women roll out into the mist and rain.
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Natalia Boyarskaya (Russia)
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Emma Pooley (Great Britain)
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The peloton hits the climb the first time
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The peloton hits the climb the first time
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Leigh Hobson (Canada)
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The peloton looking very, very wet
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Nicole Cooke sprints for the gold
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Cooke realizes she has won
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Amber Neben (USA) finishes
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Nicole Cooke - a gold medal fro Great Britain
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The women's podium
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Jeannie Longo warms up
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The Netherlands Mirjam Melchers van Poppel
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Hanka Kupfernagel was aggressive
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The women roll out from the start
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Christine Thorburn of the US
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The peloton started up the circuit
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The rain didn't scare away the fans,
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The women continued in a downpour,
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Erinne Willock (Canada)
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Russia's Natalya Boyarskaya tried to get away
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Britain's Nicole Cooke lived up to her favorite status
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Sara Carrigan of Australia
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Pre-race favorite Judith Arndt
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The medal winners,
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Nicole Cooke (Great Britain)
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