World mountain biking champion Kate Courtney of Marin, Calif. defends her title at noon today in Canada. Read jasongay on Courtney's remarkable ascension from local trails to the top of her sport.
By Jason Gay Aug. 29, 2019 9:30 am ET “That was the most fun I’ve ever had,” a beaming Kate Courtney said to her mother at the finish line. “I’m never running again.”
Sometimes, a rainbow jersey is seen as a curse, the weight of which can crack a rider. It hasn’t been for Courtney. We haven’t even mentioned Courtney’s degree in human biology from Stanford, where she graduated in 2017. Or her nearly 300,000 followers on Instagram. Or the fact that she’s an impressive writer, filing a recent essay about her year in the rainbow jersey for the publication Cyclingtips.What makes Courtney’s ascension extra stirring—even a bit sentimental—is where she grew up. When Courtney looks out the window at her family’s Kentfield, Calif.
“She basically trains and lives at the place where I started my career, riding the same exact trails,” says Frischknecht. “Being connected to this place through Kate, it closes a circle for me.” “I’ve heard a lot of men talk about how awesome Kate is, and I love that,” says the 1996 mountain bike Olympic bronze medalist Susan DeMattei, who grew up in Marin. “She just seems to have a level head.”
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