![]() ![]() I need to preface this news with the fact that I have always been a clean athlete, and I am proud of how much I have accomplished racing clean and being very careful with whatever I put into my body, especially after dealing with so many health issues throughout my life. This news comes with great heartache and sadness, and it is the worst possible way to end my cycling career. In a statement, Compton denied having taken banned substances and said that the test had effectively ended her career. ![]() Anabolic agents are prohibited in and out of competition and have powerful performance-enhancing capabilities and can give an athlete an unfair advantage over fellow competitors. Her urine sample was analyzed using a specialized test, known as Carbon Isotope Ratio testing, that differentiates between anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) naturally produced by the body and prohibited anabolic agents of external origin. US racer Katie Compton has been banned for four years following an adverse analytical finding for an anabolic agent.Ĭompton, 42, is best known as a cyclocross racer and is a 15x US Cyclocross Champion, a 4x silver medallist at the CX World Championships and a 2x CX World Cup overall winner but she also races mountain bikes including taking two wins at the Scott Enduro Cup in Utah and a second place at a Big Mountain Enduro round in Vail, Colorado.Ī statement released by USADA, the US Anti Doping Agency, confirms that Katie has accepted her suspension following an out-of-competition drug test on September 16, 2020. Compton racing at the Scott Enduro Cup by Vittoria in Klondike Bluffs, Moab, 2015. ![]()
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