So the director and the announcer always need to know what to watch for and always be explaining. Because a lot of times people will follow a rider but not really know who’s winning.
#Katie compton tv#
I think a lot of it is having the cameras course in the right spots and having the camera guys and the TV knowing what to watch, when. And honestly, if we had more live streaming and TV, then that’s what we need. KC: That and it also takes more marketing, more advertising and more dollars for sponsorship.
#Katie compton series#
VD: Are more series such as that what the sport needs to get big as it is in Belgium? VD: The Vail Recreation District puts on a little cyclocross town series here, have you seen towns that do that? I need the mountain bike, I need the road, I need the track to keep changing it up and keep having fun. That’s why I race all of the disciplines, because it’s fun and it keeps it entertaining and I wouldn’t be doing this for as long as I have if I was simply a cross racer. So I feel like it changes depending on how much you have committed to it and if you want to adjust because you’re bored or you want to try something different.
#Katie compton full#
And it goes in stages where you’ll be really in to cross and then you’ll get tired of it, and then you’ll be full into mountain biking then get tired of it, then you’ll think ‘I’m going to do some road racing’ then get tired of it. It depends on how much money people have to spend on bike gear. KC: I think, honestly, that’s the way the bike industry is in general. VD: Cyclocross has had its ups and downs as a sport, has it not? I camped here last night, there was so much stuff to do, the bands, the block party, the downtown stuff, the gear sales, it’s a cool town. I drive through Breckenridge and even if there’s traffic it still goes fast and it’s still pretty. And I love Eagle, it’s such a cool little town with great trails, and I’d really enjoy coming here, it’s not such a bad drive from Colorado Springs. I may not be as good at it as I am at cross, but it’s still a good challenge, it’s hard, and I need to do it to be better. Katie Compton: I have to put the training in, and doing all of the climbing makes me stronger, it makes me a better bike rider. Vail Daily: What made you want to do the Firebird race?
The Vail Daily caught up with her following that race on Saturday.
She visited Eagle this weekend for the Eagle Outside Festival, taking part in the Firebird XC mountain biking race where she finished second. Katie Compton is a legend in the world of cyclocross racing, having topped the podium at more than 20 World Cup races and winning the overall title in the 2012-13 International Cycling Union cyclocross World Cup women’s elite rankings. Katie Compton is the most successful American cyclocross racer in the history of the sport.
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