![]() ![]() Compton was hospitalized after suffering a freak asthma attack that caused her to drop out of that race. She said the cash will go to pay off medical bills from the May 31 Bump N’ Grind race in Alabama. I lost some weight and I’ve been focusing on becoming a better climber.”Ĭompton, who finished second in Sunday’s road time trial to Marissa Asplund, ended the weekend with $4200 in total prize cash. “Winning this weekend is a real confidence booster. “Long climbs at altitude have always been my weakness,” Compton said. The Colorado Springs resident already owns impressive palmares in short-track racing, but she has previously struggled in the longer races. The victory is the first major cross-country win of the year for Compton, who said she hopes to transition into the mountain bike racing scene this year. ![]() “I started dropping off on the last lap with fatigue and Georgia closed it up. “Georgia was always right there but it seemed like we were going so slow up those damned hills,” Compton said. Compton stretched her advantage to nearly a minute, but Gould kept the Spike Shooter rider in her sights, and brought the gap down to 40 seconds on the final lap. The cyclocrosser rode on the heels of Irmiger and Gould at the opening of the three-lap race, then put 30 seconds into the duo on a stretch of singletrack. cyclocross champ, took the win ahead of Gould, with Irmiger, Sawicki and Colorado rider Judy Freeman (Tough Girl) rounding out the podium. Horgan-Kobelski said the $3000 paycheck has him eyeing a new motorcycle.Ĭompton, the reigning five-time U.S. Horgan-Kobelski surged on the final climb to distance himself from Wells, taking his first major win of 2009 by a 1:12 gap. The two Coloradans eventually dropped the Kona rider and spent the remainder of the four-lap race battling each other. Trebon, who hails from Bend, Oregon, twisted the throttle early, drawing out Horgan-Kobelski and Wells. champ Adam Craig and his Giant teammate Carl Decker and Todd Wells (Specialized).Ĭompton faced off against Luna riders Georgia Gould and Chloe Forsman, as well as Heather Irmiger (Subaru-Gary Fisher), Kelli Emmett (Giant) and Pua Sawicki (Ellsworth). Joining Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Gary Fisher) on the starting line were 2008 champ Ryan Trebon (Kona), Sho Air-Specialized riders Sid Taberlay, Max Plaxton and Sam Jurekovic, reigning U.S. The event is the third round of USA Cycling’s Pro Cross-country Tour. The event also fell one week before the Carmichael Training Systems Sand Creek International, held June 13-14 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It’s a national-caliber event.”Ī smattering of the country’s top professionals toed the line in Vail, as the cross-country race included a $15,000 total cash purse, with each the men and women’s winners taking home $3000. “The event is well organized and a lot of people show up. I won it a few years ago and told myself I wanted to come back,” said Horgan-Kobelski. The June 4-7 Teva Games included the cross-country race, a road hillclimb, kayak and rock climbing competitions and other “mountain culture” events. Katie Compton and Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski grabbed wins and big payouts at Saturday’s Teva Mountain Games cross-country race in Vail, Colorado. But there’s no need to brake on it just get on your bike and no braking.Katie Compton at the 2009 Teva Games cross-country. They’re probably running too high a tire pressure. None of them are getting on the bike properly. You watch some of the pros, and you’re like, ‘Oh, anyone can do that, super-easy.’ Then the amateurs, a little bit older, they just make it look really difficult. It’s always tough because the amateurs and the older categories, they don’t ever make anything look easy. Katie Compton: Yeah it’s actually pretty hilarious. VeloNews: Have you seen the videos of the carnage on that hill in the Hartford course? ![]() As America’s rider of reference, we had to talk to Compton about her preparation for the race (spoiler: It’s been really, really good), whether or not to butt-slide muddy hills, and how she stacked up against rivals on the ping (or beer) pong table. If she wins, it will be her 13th title at the event. has ever seen, Katie Compton heads to Hartford, Connecticut to race nationals on Sunday. The most successful elite cyclocross racer the U.S. Katie Compton said her nationals prep is the best it has been since 2006. ![]()
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