Welsh Cycling pledges support for Cooke

Sunday's Commonwealth Games women's road race might have gone very differently if one of the strongest riders in the field, Nicole Cooke of Wales, had not been her country's sole representative. The five-rider break that escaped early contained a representative of every team that had a significant chance of victory - except Wales. Cooke eventually took the bronze and was the only rider attempting to chase down the break, at one point bringing its advantage down from over three minutes to about 90 seconds with a spirited pursuit.

Welsh Cycling chief executive, Peter Sommers says it won't happen again. In a statement yesterday, Sommers said Welsh Cycling was in a strong position to ensure that Cooke would not be the only female competing at the Delhi Games in 2010.

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