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Olympic champ Nicole Cooke retires

Updated: January 14, 2013, 4:20 PM ET
Associated Press

LONDON -- British cyclist Nicole Cooke, the gold medalist in the 2008 Olympic road race, is retiring.

The 29-year-old rider from Wales also won the world road race title in 2008, the first person to win both events in the same year.

She said Monday she is "very happy" with her career and she leaves with "many, many happy memories over what has been my life's work since I was 12. I have won every race and more that I dreamed I could win."

Cooke's win at the Beijing Olympics ...

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