Cooke contesting a criterium at Melbourne Docklands during the 2006 Bay Cycling Classic.

Baden Cooke (born 12 October 1978 in Benalla, Victoria) is an Australian professional cyclist. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1000, 225 KB) Australian cyclist Baden Cooke, riding for the Portfolio Partners team, during the Stage 5 criterium (Melbourne Docklands) of the 2006 Bay Cycling Classic. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1000, 225 KB) Australian cyclist Baden Cooke, riding for the Portfolio Partners team, during the Stage 5 criterium (Melbourne Docklands) of the 2006 Bay Cycling Classic. ... A criterium, or crit, is a type of bike race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km), often run on closed-off city centre streets. ... The Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in Melbourne, Australia. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Benalla (36°33′S 145°58′E) is an agricultural town of about 12,000 people on the Hume Freeway in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, about 40 kilometres south of Wangaratta. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... This road bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ...

Cooke began competitive cycling at the age of 11. He completed High School at Galen College Wangaratta, Victoria. Location of Wangaratta in Victoria (red) Wangaratta is a medium sized city of approximately 19,000 people in the north east of Victoria, Australia, about 230 km from Melbourne along the Hume Highway, with Benalla approximately 45 kilometres to the south-west, and Albury-Wodonga 72 kilometres to the northeast. ...

Cooke has participated in the Tour de France in 2002, 2003 and 2004 with the French team of FDJeux.com. Le Tour de France (Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is the most famous and prestigious road bicycle race in the world. ... The Tour de France of 2002 started in Luxembourg on July 6, 2002, and ended in Paris on July 28. ... The Tour de France of 2003 started and ended in Paris. ... The 91st Tour de France (July 3 - July 25, 2004). ... La Française des Jeux is a French cycling team, sponsored by a French company that sells gambling games. ...

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. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi beating Óscar Freire at a stage of the 2005 Tirreno-Adriatico. ... The maillot vert (French for green jersey) is the jersey or t-shirt worn by the leader of the Tour de Frances points classification. ... Detailed results of the 2003 Tour de France from Stage 10 (Gap to Marseille) to Stage 20, the finish in Paris. ... Robbie McEwen (born June 24, 1972, Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer. ... Stuart OGrady is an Australian cyclist, born on 6 August 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia. ...

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. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robbie McEwen (born June 24, 1972, Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer. ... Thor Hushovd (born January 18, 1978 in Grimstad, Norway) has been a professional road bicycle racer since 2000. ... Erik Zabel (born July 7, 1970, Berlin) is a German professional racing cyclist. ... Stuart OGrady is an Australian cyclist, born on 6 August 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia. ...

Baden Cooke is currently riding for the Unibet.com Cycling Team. MrBookmaker. ...

Cycling career

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) The 2006 edition of the Paris-Tours cycling race will take place on October 8, 2006. ...

2005: 4th Stage 1 Tour Down Under AUS; 3nd Stage 5 Deutschland Tour; 2nd Stage 9 Deutschland Tour; 1st Stage 1 Tour of Poland; The Tour Down Under is a cycling race held in Adelaide, South Australia, and the surrounding area. ... The Tour of Germany (German: Deutschland Tour or sometimes Deutschland-Rundfahrt) is the most important multi-stage road bicycle race in Germany. ... The Tour of Germany (German: Deutschland Tour or sometimes Deutschland-Rundfahrt) is the most important multi-stage road bicycle race in Germany. ... The peloton in the 2004 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. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... Robbie McEwen (born June 24, 1972, Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer. ... This article is about the cyclist Michael Rogers, for the American congressmen called Mike Rogers, see: Mike Rogers Michael Rogers, often called Mick Rogers or Dodger, (born 1979) is an Australian cycle racer. ... Stuart OGrady is an Australian cyclist, born on 6 August 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Matt White is a professional cyclist born 22 August 1974 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. ...

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; The Tour Down Under is a cycling race held in Adelaide, South Australia, and the surrounding area. ... The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). ...

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. The maillot vert (French for green jersey) is the jersey or t-shirt worn by the leader of the Tour de Frances points classification. ... Le Tour de France (Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is the most famous and prestigious road bicycle race in the world. ... The Maillot blanc (French for white jersey) is the jersey given to the best young rider in the Tour de France. ... Le Tour de France (Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is the most famous and prestigious road bicycle race in the world. ... Le Tour de France (Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is the most famous and prestigious road bicycle race in the world. ... The Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) is a ProTour bicycle race held annually in June. ... The Tour Down Under is a cycling race held in Adelaide, South Australia, and the surrounding area. ... The Tour Down Under is a cycling race held in Adelaide, South Australia, and the surrounding area. ...

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. The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from July 25 to August 4. ...

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. Emblems: Faunal - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus); Floral - Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum); Bird - Brolga (Grus rubicunda); Aquatic - Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos); Gem - Sapphire; Colour - Maroon Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Const. ...

External links

• Official website
• Australian Cycling Federation profile