The world title may have eluded Katie Compton again in the elite women's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, but with three riders in the top 10 it can still be considered a success for the US team. Belgium's Sanne Cant won her second consecutive title finishing 12 seconds ahead of Compton, who stood on the Worlds podium for the fifth time in her career.
Kaitlin Keough placed sixth and Elle Anderson was eighth.
On the four other occasions that Compton has stood on the podium at Worlds she secured silver medals in 2007, 2011 and 2013, and bronze in 2009. She added another silver medal to her list of illustrious cyclo-cross results in Valkenburg. She later posted a photo on Twitter of the podium ceremony with herself, Cant and bronze medallist Lucinda Brand enjoying champagne.
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My favorite photo of the day! Great racing and good times! Big thanks to @MrKatieCompton, my Belgian family, @usacycling and our many dog sitters for all the support, help, cleaning and bike work that make these celebrations possible. #teamworkmakesthedreamwork https://t.co/ggOTkHixRw
— Katie Compton (@KatieFnCompton) February 3, 2018
Many believed that this would be her year to take the title because, for the first time in her career, she spent the entire season racing overseas. She only returned the US twice; to successfully defend her titles at the Pan-American Continental Championships and at the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross Championships, where she continued a 14th consecutive victory.
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