Katie Compton

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Katie Compton (born 3 December 1978) is a bicycle racer. She specializes in cyclo-cross racing and piloting a tandem with a blind partner in Paralympic events.

She has the won the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships Elite Women's title every year from 2004 to 2006. Since she takes part in Paralympic events she can not enter any bicycle races which award UCI points. Since she was unable to take part in major races before the National Championship, her win was a surprise to other racers, fans and journalists.

In Paralympic events she rides a tandem with a blind partner Karissa Whitsell. Katie, the sighted team member, pilots and pedals the tandem in the captain position while Karissa rides in the rear, stoker, position on their tandem. They were dominate in the 2004 Games, winning medals in every event they entered and setting a world record in the 3 km pursuit event.

[edit] Major results

2007

2nd (Silver Medal), UCI World Cyclo-cross Championships

2006

1st, USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships

2005

1st, USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships

2004

1st, USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships
2004 ΧΙΙ Paralympic Games, Athens, Greece (with Karissa Whitsell)
- 1st (Gold Medal), 3km pursuit (set current world record of 3:36.816)
- 1st (Gold Medal), combined road race and time trial
- 2nd (Silver Medal), kilometer time trial
- 3rd (Bronze Medal), match sprints

2003

IPC European Games, Prague, Czech Republic (with Karissa Whitsell)
- 1st, kilometer time trial
- 1st, 14km time trial
- 2nd, 3km pursuit
- 2nd, road race
- 3rd, match sprints
IBSA World Championships, Quebec, Canada (with Karissa Whitsell)
- 1st, 3km pursuit
- 1st, match sprints
- 2nd, kilometer time trial
- 2nd, road race
US Paralympic National Championships, Colorado Springs, CO (with Karissa Whitsell)
- 1st, 3km pursuit
- 1st, kilometer time trial
- 1st, match sprints