Katie Compton’s struggle with allergies at the end of the last cyclo-cross season put a dent in her ambitions to secure the rainbow jersey, and kept her resting for much of the spring and summer months. The US champion is fully recovered but has had a slower start to this season, something she believes could pay dividends come January when she is hoping to be motivated and in top form at the World Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.
“I do plan to build for the World Championships and be riding faster in January, and since I came into the season fully rested, I should be set to ride my best in January,” Compton told Cyclingnews.
Compton has had a history of allergies during the cyclo-cross season, and last year she was forced to drop out of the Nommay World Cup because of an allergy attack, something she never fully recovered from until taking a long break this spring and summer.
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She is going into this season with a clean slate and somewhat of an unknown, given this is the first year she has taken such a long rest between cyclo-cross seasons.
“What I've learned from previous seasons in regards to racing and preparation [for Worlds], has little effect on how I planned my season this year,” Compton said.
“I had some health issues that started last season and carried over to this spring and summer, and I didn't recover from that till this last month. I didn't prepare like I wanted to, I instead spent the summer resting and trying to recover, so I came into [Cross] Vegas with the least amount of fitness I ever have.
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