Discover Katie Comptons Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. 'Over the past six months, I learned that I cannot prove that I didn't intentionally take anything, and I can't afford to keep fighting knowing the outcome will be the same regardless,' Compton said.' Unfortunately, seeing that it was five months between the sample collection and the notification, trying to figure what allegedly got into my body proved to be impossible, and I have decided to stop fighting an expensive and difficult battle and accept the sanction. Katie Compton was born on 3 December, 1978 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, is an American bicycle racer. She also stated that she had hired a lawyer to investigate how the substance got into her system, but was unsuccessful in finding the answer. In an official statement released on Wednesday Compton said that she has always been a clean athlete and that the news of her positive test was devastating because she said she has never intentionally or knowingly used a performance-enhancing substance. She was the first American woman to podium in the Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2007 and during her career she amassed 23 World Cup wins and five medals at the Cyclo-cross World Championships. She has won the US national title in cyclo-cross a record 15 consecutive times during her career.

The 42 year old had planned to retire after the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Arkansas, scheduled for January 29-30, 2022, and said she was incredibly sad to end her career this way.Ĭompton has been a long-time sponsored athlete of the Trek Bikes brand. Compton's racing schedule was limited since the positive test, but she has been disqualified from four victories in three local races and the US Open of Cyclo-cross, as well as all of her European results and prizes from the 2020-2021 season.

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