Katie Compton Joins Rabo-Giant
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Katie Compton crosses the finish line in second place at the 2011 Cyclocross World Championships in Germany. Cor Vos photo.
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Fresh off a hot streak that saw her win five straight Cyclocross World Cup races and finish second at the 2011 Cyclocross Worlds, Katie Compton has announced she will join the Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team in 2011. Compton and Rosara Joseph of New Zealand will be the first two women athletes on the dramatically expanded Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team.
“I am very excited to join the Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team for the next two years, which I believe will be the best of my career,” Compton said. “I have high expectations and goals for myself, for both cyclocross and mountain biking. I am happy to be part of such a respected and well-run team.”
Adding Compton and Joseph represents a big step forward for Giant as it expands into women’s off-road racing.
“This year the rankings of the team’s top-three men and top-two women will count toward UCI team rankings,” said Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team Manager Jan ten Tusscher. “The continued expansion and globalization of our team played a key role in acquiring both Katie and Rosara.”
Compton, the current U.S. Champion in both short-track cross-country and cyclocross, will focus on the XC World Cup this year with the aim to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
“Katie’s at the top of her game, and we’re proud that she has chosen the Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team and Giant bikes to help take her XC and ’cross racing to an even higher level,” said Giant Global Marketing Director An Le.
The rest of the 2011 Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team, including the male XC riders, will be announced in March. Follow Giant athletes throughout the season at facebook.com/giantbicycles.
ATHLETE BIOS
Katie Compton (USA):
Cyclocross
Current Cyclocross UCI Ranking: 1st
2011 Cyclocross World Championship: 2nd
2011 World Cup: 2nd overall
5 World Cup victories, 2010-2011 season
Mountain bike
2010 XC MTB Ranking: 40th
2010 USA MTB Championships: 5th
2010 Val di Sole UCI World Cup: 4th
2010 Windham UCI World Cup: 14th
2010 UCI World Cup Offenburg: 19th
2009 USA XC Championships: 3rd
2009 UCI World Championships: 14th
Rosara Joseph (NZ):
2010 UCI XC Ranking: 38th
2010 UCI World Championships: 17th
2006 Commonwealth Games: 2nd
2007 UCI World Championships: 5th
2008 Beijing Olympic Games: 9th
“I am very excited to join the Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team for the next two years, which I believe will be the best of my career,” Compton said. “I have high expectations and goals for myself, for both cyclocross and mountain biking. I am happy to be part of such a respected and well-run team.”
Adding Compton and Joseph represents a big step forward for Giant as it expands into women’s off-road racing.
“This year the rankings of the team’s top-three men and top-two women will count toward UCI team rankings,” said Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team Manager Jan ten Tusscher. “The continued expansion and globalization of our team played a key role in acquiring both Katie and Rosara.”
Compton, the current U.S. Champion in both short-track cross-country and cyclocross, will focus on the XC World Cup this year with the aim to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
“Katie’s at the top of her game, and we’re proud that she has chosen the Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team and Giant bikes to help take her XC and ’cross racing to an even higher level,” said Giant Global Marketing Director An Le.
The rest of the 2011 Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team, including the male XC riders, will be announced in March. Follow Giant athletes throughout the season at facebook.com/giantbicycles.
ATHLETE BIOS
Katie Compton (USA):
Cyclocross
Current Cyclocross UCI Ranking: 1st
2011 Cyclocross World Championship: 2nd
2011 World Cup: 2nd overall
5 World Cup victories, 2010-2011 season
Mountain bike
2010 XC MTB Ranking: 40th
2010 USA MTB Championships: 5th
2010 Val di Sole UCI World Cup: 4th
2010 Windham UCI World Cup: 14th
2010 UCI World Cup Offenburg: 19th
2009 USA XC Championships: 3rd
2009 UCI World Championships: 14th
Rosara Joseph (NZ):
2010 UCI XC Ranking: 38th
2010 UCI World Championships: 17th
2006 Commonwealth Games: 2nd
2007 UCI World Championships: 5th
2008 Beijing Olympic Games: 9th
February 11, 2011
