Baden Cooke
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Baden Cooke (born 12 October 1978 in Benalla, Victoria) is an Australian professional cyclist.
Cooke began competitive cycling at the age of 11. He completed High School at Galen College in Wangaratta, Victoria.
Cooke has participated in the Tour de France in 2002, 2003 and 2004 with the French team of FDJeux.com.
In 2003 Baden Cooke won the much coveted sprinters points classification competition green jersey by two points in a very tight sprinters finish on Stage 20 on the Champs-Elysees with fellow Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen second and Stuart O'Grady seventh in the final points classification.
In 2004 Cooke came 12th in the competition for the green jersey when Robbie McEwen won the competition a second time defeating Thor Hushovd of Norway, and Erik Zabel of Germany (third), with fellow Australian, Stuart O'Grady fourth.
Baden Cooke is currently riding for the Unibet.com Cycling Team.
[edit] Cycling career
2007: 1st Stage 3 Tour Down Under AUS;
2006: 1st GP d'Ouverture La Marseillaise FRA; 6th Paris-Tours; 1st Course de la Paix - Peace Race (Stage 1); 1st 59th Halle-Ingooigem; 1st Tour de la Region Wallone (Stage 5)
2005: 4th Stage 1 Tour Down Under AUS; 3nd Stage 5 Deutschland Tour; 2nd Stage 9 Deutschland Tour; 1st Stage 1 Tour of Poland;
2004: Participated in the Australian road race team at the 2004 Summer Olympics with Robbie McEwen, Michael Rogers, Stuart O'Grady and Matt White.
1st Stage 6 Tour Down Under AUS; 1st GP d'Ouverture La Marseillaise FRA; 1st Stage 1 Tour Mediterraneen FRA; 1st Stage 3 Tour Mediterraneen FRA; Won 3 Stages Herald Sun Tour AUS;
2003: 1st Points Classification (green jersey) of Tour de France; Held White jersey for 2 days in Tour de France; 1st Stage 2 Tour de France FRA; 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse SUI; 1st Stage 3 Circuit Franco-Belge BEL; 1st Stage 1 Tour Down Under AUS; 1st Stage 4 Tour Down Under AUS; 1st Stage 3 Tour Mediterraneen FRA; 1st Kamploenschap Van Vlaanderen BEL; 1st GP Fourmies FRA.
2002: 1st Overall Dwars Door Vlaanderen BEL; 1st Overall Tro-Bro Leon FRA; 1st Overall Paris-Correze FRA; 1st Stage 1 GP Cycliste du Midi Libre FRA; 1st Stage 1 Paris-Correze FRA; 1st Stage 8 Circuit des Mines FRA.
Also participated as part of the Australian cycling team at the 2002 World Road Championships in Belgium and the 2002 Commonwealth Games where he received a bronze medal.
2001: 1st Points Classification Tour de L'Avenir FRA; 1st Stage 4 Sea Otter Classic USA; 1st Stage 6 Tour de L'Avenir FRA; 1st Stage 10 Tour de L'Avenir FRA.
2000: 1st Overall Frix de Bles d'Or FRA; 1st Points Classification Vodacom Rapport Tour; 1st Criterium Competition Herald Sun Tour AUS; 1st Madison Australian Titles VIC; 1st Stage 7 Vodacom Rapport Tour; 1st Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour AUS; 1st Stage 5 Herald Sun Tour AUS; 1st Stage 9 Herald Sun Tour AUS;
1997 and 1998: participated in the 1998 World Road Championships and 1997 Track World Cups.
1996: 1st Points Race U19 Australian Titles WA; 1st Bendigo Tour VIC; 1st Criterium Bike SA Race SA;
1994: Came to prominence when he come 2nd in the Road Race Australian titles in Queensland.
[edit] External links
| Riders on Unibet.com |
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Matteo Carrara | Jimmy Casper | Baden Cooke | Arnaud Coyot | Markus Eichler | Gorik Gardeyn | Michal Golas | Jeremy Hunt | Pieter Jacobs | Alexander Khatuntsev | Sergey Kolesnikov | Gustav Erik Larsson | Jonas Ljungblad | Luis Pasamontes | Víctor Hugo Peña | Matheus Pronk | José Rujano | Niels Scheuneman | Gil Suray | Laurens Ten Dam | Erwin Thijs | Rigoberto Uran | Stijn Vandenbergh | Troels Ronning Vinther | Matthew Wilson | Marco Zanotti |
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| Koen Terryn |
