Cooke not making World Cup predictions

Reigning Women's World Cup champion Nicole Cooke has said she'll wait and see how the 2007 season continues to unravel before making any predictions on her chances of retaining the title, after fierce rival Marianne Vos closed the World Cup gap at the weekend's Switzerland round. Vos closed the World Cup standings gap by taking second place to Cooke's fourth in the weekend's Tour de Berne, reducing the margin between the pair by 20 points.

"I've won the World Cup overall twice and it was a fantastic achievement," Cooke told Womenscycling.net. "If I could do it again I'd be very happy, we'll see how the season goes."