Cyclingnews.com gives us a close look at cyclocross prodigy Katie Compton’s race bike. The attention to every little detail is incredible. Compton isn’t compromising a single component in her quest to become Champion of the World. We’re proud to see that Compton’s saddle of choice is the WTB Silverado. You can read the entire profile here.
We’re pleased to report that a full range of UST tires are now in stock. The new inventory includes tubeless versions of several of our most popular treads including Wolverine 2.2 UST, Wolverine 1.95 UST, Prowler MX 2.3 UST and Prowler MX 2.1 UST. For those of you getting some wet weather through the winter months, the Wolverines are the way to go. The Wolverine 1.95 handles the wet slop exceptionally well.
We also just received our first batch of the new-for-2010 Wolverine 29″ tires! These are the most versatile 29er tires on the market. Click here to watch the Wolverine 29″ tire video.
Mark Weir participated in a back-to-back weekend of benefit events in October, finishing with more than his usual impressive results in both. After completing Levi Leipheimer’s King Ridge GranFondo ride that benefitted local Santa Rosa charities and the city’s bid for a stage of the Amgen Tour of California, Weir traveled to the Northstar at Tahoe resort where he placed third in the Race for Tara. Getting on the podium for the downhill competition was a greater achievement, knowing he was supporting the continued care and recovery of Tara Llanes, who survived a horrific crash at the 2007 Jeep King of the Mountain finale in Beaver Creek, Colorado.
Llanes was left with no feeling from the waist down after enduring a seven-hour surgery to her back and spinal cord. Race proceeds will be allocated to the Tara Llanes Road to Recovery Fund and the Christopher Reeve Foundation to find a cure for spinal cord injury.
A call to ride for two good causes was answered recently by Team WTB/Fox/Santa Cruz at Levi Leipheimer’s King Ridge GranFondo ride on Saturday, Oct. 3. Mark Weir and Jason Moeschler joined thousands to give back in support of both the cycling and local communities.
WTB-sponsored rider Katie Compton absolutely destroyed her competition this past weekend at the first stop of the Cyclocross World Cup series in Treviso, Italy. Compton attacked on the opening lap, the only rider to match the move was current world champ Daphny Van Den Brand. By the second lap, Compton was completely on her own and she never looked back. By the end of the 16-kilometer race, Compton had nearly 30-seconds on Van Den Brand and more than a minute on most of the top ten finishers.
Compton now wears the World Cup leaders jersey, the next stop of the Cyclocross World Cup series is October 18, in Pilsen, Czech Republic, near WTB’s European headquarters. Unfortunately this round of the World Cup is only open to elite men. Katie Compton, and the rest of the elite women, rejoin the World Cup series on November 8 in Nommay, France. Compton’s saddle of choice is the Silverado SLT.
