VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Katie Compton (Planet Bike) continued her winning ways on Sunday as the third round of the Superprestige series came to Gavere, Belgium. Compton finished nearly a minute ahead of Holland’s Marianne Vos, whose countrywoman Daphny van den Brand crossed third at 1:43. Vos and Van den Brand got off to fast starts, but Compton quickly latched onto them and then went away...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Katie Compton (Planet Bike) won her sixth career cyclocross World Cup this weekend in Nommay, France. Compton battled with World Champion Marianne Vos for most of the race, said Compton's husband and manager Mark Legg. "It rained the day before the race, which caused the track to be a little slick in the corners and a little heavier, which made Vos work despite sitting...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
World Champion Niels Albert and US champion Katie Compton pushed further ahead of the competition on the UCI's cyclo-cross rankings this week after enjoying clean sweeps of their respective World Cup series. Albert has dominated the men's World Cup, taking commanding wins in Treviso and Plzen, but the Belgian had to work hard to get the better of Czech champion Zdenek Stybar in Sunday's...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
American Katie Compton continued her undefeated streak by winning her second UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup of the season in Nommay on Sunday. The Planet Bike rider now leads both the World Cup and UCI rankings after two commanding wins in the series and her tenth win out of ten starts in UCI racing this season. In Nommay, she was able to benefit from a front row starting position to put...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) and Katie Compton (Planet Bike) defended their leads in the UCI Cyclocross World Cup on Sunday, winning the third round of the series in Nommay, France. UCI Cyclocross World Cup standings Men 1. Niels Albert (BEL), Bkcp-Powerplus, 240 points 2. Zdenek Stybar (CZE), Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team, 205 points 3. Francis Mourey (FRA), Française Des Jeux,...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Katie Compton will toe the line in Nommay, France as the first American ever to wear the jersey of World Cup leader, but despite this honour, she is hopful the kit will be obscured by mud by the end of the race. "It feels great to wear the World Cup leader's jersey. It willl be a privilege to be on the start line as the first America to wear that jersey. I hope to keep it for more...
podium in sight (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Current US Cross Champion Katie Compton of Planet Bike makes no bones about it, she’s going for the rainbow jersey this year. Her goal is to win the Cross World Championship to be held in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Katie Compton (Planet Bike) and Tim Johnson (Cannondale-cyclocrossworld.com) solo'd to victories at the Blue Sky Velo “Haunted Cross,” the first day of Colorado's North American Cyclocross Trophy weekend. The three musketeers of the Cannondale-cyclocrossworld.com team swept the podium, with Jeremy Powers finishing second and Jamey Driscoll third. Aften a big snow storm mid-week,...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com swept the men’s podium and Katie Compton (Planet Bike) swept the weekend by winning Sunday’s Boulder Cup, the second round of the fourth North American Cyclocross Trophy weekend. Heavy snow earlier in the week forced a venue change, from the grassy hills of Harlow Platts Park to the sandy Boulder Reservoir. But by race day, the snow was melted...
podium in sight (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
In both the Elite Men’s and Women’s races, the winner soloed to victory on a muddy course at the NACT Blue Sky Velo Cup race in Colorado. Planet Bike’s Katie Compton continued her... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Top US 'cross racer Katie Compton had a rollercoaster of a season last year. Though she posted some fantastic race results, there were also plenty of setbacks: her mysterious leg cramping issue returned, her previously manageable asthma suddenly worsened (a particularly severe attack after a mountain bike race in Alabama prompted a trip to the hospital), and the sudden withdrawal of...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Katie Compton (Planet Bike) has become the first American to lead the UCI's international cyclocross points rankings. Compton, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, owes her lead to her win at the Treviso, Italy, world cup last month, combined with a string of wins at U.S. UCI races. She has won all seven UCI races she has started this season. Compton is training in Colorado...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
American Katie Compton cruised to the top of the UCI rankings with a seven-for-seven winning streak that began at CrossVegas and continued through the Planet Bike races in Wisconsin, a huge win at the Treviso World Cup, and a trio of victories in Ohio. With the win in Italy, Compton became the first American ever to lead the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup. The win also netted the Planet...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... disagreements, Dombroski found her way onto frame from Primus Mootry, the former sponsor of Katie Compton. “I was really impressed as to how quickly it all came together,” Dombroski ... read more
VeloNews (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... disagreements, Dombroski found her way onto frame from Primus Mootry, the former sponsor of Katie Compton. “I was really impressed as to how quickly it all came together,” Dombroski ... read more
