Great news from Beijing (Newsround Story)

Cyclist strikes gold for Britain

Cyclist Nicole Cooke has won Britain’s first gold medal of the Beijing Games. Despite really bad weather the 25-year-old, from Wales, raced to victory in the women’s cycling road race in three hours, 32 minutes and 24 seconds. “We did it, its perfect. It’s a dream come true,” she said, after becoming Britain’s first Olympic medallist in this event.