Beijing Olympic cycling champion Cooke retires

 　　LONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Britain's cycling Olympic champion Nicole Cooke has announced her retirement¹ from the sport.

　　Cooke, 29, announded her decision on Monday, saying that she was very happy with her career. "I have won every race and more that I dreamed I could win." she said.

　　Cooke clinched² both the Olympic road race and world road race titles in 2008.

　　She finished 31st in London Olympics last year.

1 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

2 clinched   

v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的过去式和过去分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）

参考例句：

• The two businessmen clinched the deal quickly. 两位生意人很快达成了协议。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Evidently this information clinched the matter. 显然，这一消息使问题得以最终解决。 来自辞典例句