I think the same goes for Micheal and Zach and I hope in some way it is for you, too. Once we started, it became apparent that was not the case. 1 Compton formerly piloted a tandem with a blind partner in Paralympic events. She specialized in cyclo-cross racing and is a 15-time national champion. I know the overwhelming conviction that she’s suffering a complete miscarriage of justice. Katie Compton (born December 3, 1978) is an American former bicycle racer. When we decided to record, I didn’t think I had much to say on the subject. An Open Letter to Katie Compton Fans By Padraig I know the pain you’re feeling right now. We don’t attempt to speculate what lies in the hearts and minds of athletes or what their intent may be. We also abide Katie’s own line-in-the-sand approach that athletes are responsible for what goes in their bodies and if a banned substance is detected, they should be punished. We accept she ingested something at sometime that she wasn’t supposed to. It’s the tension between what we know and what we don’t know that Zach, Micheal and I grapple with in this episode. Finally, I know that she is a pleasant person to be around and a great person to work with. I know that she is adamantly anti-doping in public life. I also know that Katie has said she does not know how the substance entered her body. Current Women's National Champ, Katie Compton, surprised everyone at DCCX, by entering the Men's Masters 35+ race as a warm up immediately preceding. I know that her sample was negative under one testing protocol and positive after a more extensive test was completed following irregularities in her biological passport were detected. This is not an indictment of Katie Compton or any other athlete as much as it’s a defense mechanism.Īs for Katie’s case, I know that she tested positive and that she received a ban. You only know what people want to reveal, no matter how nice, honest and genuine they may appear. At this point, I’m at a place where you can’t know everything about anyone. So when the announcement of Katie Compton’s positive test result and four-year suspension became known, I was deeply disappointed and sad for the sport, but in my soul, I couldn’t say I was surprised. Katie Compton Age: 26 Born: DecemCurrently resides: Colorado Springs, CO Racing disciplines: Road, track, cyclocross, mountain Years racing: 16 Current sponsors: Cody.
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As much as I’d love to say that this is a podcast episode that I never thought we’d have to record, the history of professional cycling forces us to always have our guard up. Katie Compton finished third in the Elite Womens race at the 2019 U.S.
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