Baden Cooke
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Baden Cooke |
| Date of birth | October 12, 1978 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Barloworld |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2000–2001 2002–2005 2006–2007 2008– |
Mercury Française des Jeux Unibet.com Barloworld |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de France, Green Jersey (2003) | |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| January 2, 2008 | |
Baden Cooke (born 12 October 1978 in Benalla, Victoria) is an Australian professional racing cyclist for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld.
Cooke began competitive cycling at the age of 11. He completed secondary school at Galen College in Wangaratta, Victoria.
Cooke has participated in the Tour de France in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 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-Élysées 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.
[edit] Cycling career
- 1994
- 2nd, Australia U17 Road Race Champion in Queensland.
- 1996
- Australia U19 Points Race Champion
- 1st, Bendigo Tour
- 1st, Criterium Bike SA Race
- 2000
- Australia Madison Champion
- 1st, Prix de Bles d'Or
- 1st, Stage 7 & Points Classification Vodacom Rapport Tour
- 1st, Criterium Competition Herald Sun Tour
- 1st, Stages 2, 5 and 9 Herald Sun Tour
- 2001
- 1st, Stages 6 & 10 & Points Classification Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st, Stage 4 Sea Otter Classic
- 2002
- 1st, Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1st, Tro-Bro Léon
- 1st, Stages 2 & 4 & Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 1st, Stage 1 & Overall Paris-Corrèze
- 1st, Stage 1 GP du Midi Libre
- 1st, Stage 8 Circuit des Mines
, 2002 Commonwealth Games Road race- 2003
- Tour de France
1st, Points Classification (green jersey)- Held White jersey for 2 days
- 1st, Stage 2 (in Sedan)
- 1st, Stage 9 Tour de Suisse
- 1st, Stages 1 & 4 Tour Down Under
- 1st, Stage 3 Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st, Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1st, GP de Fourmies
- 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
- 1st, GP d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 1st, Stages 1 & 3 Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st, Stages 2, 3 & 5 Herald Sun Tour
- 1st, Stage 2 Three Days of De Panne
- 2005
- 1st, Stage 1 Tour of Poland
- 1st, Stages 4 & 5 Herald Sun Tour
- 2006
- 1st, GP d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 1st, Stage 1 Course de la Paix
- 1st, Halle-Ingooigem
- 1st, Stage 5 Tour de Wallonie
- 2007
- 1st, Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1st, Stage 3 Tour Down Under
- 1st, Stage 2 Étoile de Bessèges
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| Preceded by Robbie McEwen |
Winner of the green jersey in the Tour de France 2003 |
Succeeded by Robbie McEwen |
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| NAME | Cooke, Baden |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Racing cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978-10-12 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Benalla, Victoria, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
