Cooke(ing) a soggy race

It was the women's turn in what was to be a very abridged version of yesterday's men's race - only 2 laps but it was a much more interesting race. The rain pelted down all afternoon which meant we were just waiting for some tyres to slip. Amazingly the girls kept upright most of the race and made the course seem easy. One major crash in the peleton occurred but like children, these warriors just bounced back up and rode on.
I'd also like to say how amazed the girls are when a few of them fell into the ditch on the side of the road. Upside down, bike on top of them they just got up, brushed off and got back on and joined the peleton. I saw some of the men pull out of the race yesterday for much less. This also made the race much more interesting, the pack stayed together and they all kept up with the attacks till the end.
Great race, great result. Cooke really is a great rider and has started the British medal haul in earnest, watch out when we hit the boards.