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US National Champions Start Cyclocross Season Strong and Fit
Colorado Springs, CO – CTS Athletes and US National Cyclocross Champions Ryan Trebon and Katie Compton showed off their stars-and-stripes jerseys in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the inaugural Excel Sports Cross Vegas event held in conjunction with the Interbike trade show.
Trebon won the elite men's race ahead of Swiss national champion Christian Heule, who beat the Kona pro twice last weekend in cyclocross races in Washington, DC. CTS Premier Coach Jim Lehman commented, "Ryan's feeling very good, but it's still very early in the cyclocross season and he's really conscious of the fact that his biggest goals are still a few months away." If you're interested in even more news on Ryan Trebon, check out the November issue of Mountain Bike Magazine (a supplement to Bicycling Magazine) for a full feature on the mountain bike and cyclocross star.
Three-time US National Cyclocross Champion Katie Compton finished second to Canadian national champion Lyne Bessette under the lights in Las Vegas. Compton and Bessette went head-to-head a few times last season, and the US champion was impressed with Bessette’s early-season form. She told Mark Zalewski of cyclingnews.com, "Lyne is definitely riding stronger now than she has in the past and her power is looking really good." Prior to leaving for Las Vegas, Compton, who is both a CTS athlete and coach, easily won a local elite women’s cyclocross race in Colorado Springs, Colorado last weekend.
Katerina Nash, a CTS Athlete coached by CTS Premier Coach Dean Golich, finished third in the elite women’s race, just 36 seconds behind Compton. Nash, who races mountain bike and cyclocross events for the LUNA Pro Cycling team, is a three-time Olympian, twice for cross-country skiing and once for mountain biking.
Founded by Olympian, US Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, and bestselling author, Chris Carmichael in 1999, Carmichael Training Systems (CTS) inspires and empowers the athlete in EVERY BODY to perform at their best. CTS has paved the way for some of the world’s greatest athletes, including seven-time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong, 2000 Olympic Time Trial Silver Medalist and World Champion Mari Holden, Montreal Canadians Captain Saku Koivu, 2001 Mountain Bike World Champion Alison Dunlap, and Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Ed Moses. CTS is also the official coaching authority of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team.
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