SportsMountain bike world champion Kate Courtney wins U.S. road title
Courtney called her first day in a 170-rider road-racing pack “completely overwhelming and overstimulating,” The Athletic reports. She joined Tour de France winner Demi Vollering’s team.
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The Athletic reports that mountain bike world champion Kate Courtney switched to road racing in 2026, joined Demi Vollering’s team and became the U.S. road national champion. Courtney described the pack’s speed and noise as overwhelming on her first day: “Women’s road racing is terrifying. It is so fast and competitive.” On September 23, The Athletic said she was scheduled to compete at the world championships in Montreal that Saturday.
