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.

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.

WTB sponsored riders Katie Compton and Rachel Lloyd are poised for success leading into the Cyclocross World Championships next weekend. Compton won her third world cup of the season on January 18, in Roubaix, France. Compton soloed to victory on the muddy course that incorporated the legendary velodrome from the finish of Paris Roubaix. Compton’s results are unprecedented for an American in international cyclocross competition. Compton’s saddle of choice is the WTB Silverado.

Lloyd isn’t far behind. The Marin County, California, native has been consistently finishing within the top ten in the world cup series. Additionally, she scored a second place—just behind former world champ Daphny Van Den Brand—at the UCI-sanctioned, category-two race Tervuren in Belgium. Lloyd also placed third at the U.S. National Cyclocross Championships earlier this season. Lloyd’s saddle of choice is the WTB Shadow V.

Both Compton and Lloyd will be racing the final round of the world cup series in Milano, Italy, this weekend, and then the World Championships in Hoogerheide, Holland, on January 31. With Compton and Lloyd riding so strong, we’re expecting nothing but gold!

WTB-sponsored racer Katie Compton claimed victory at the fourth round of the Cyclocross World Cup in Koksijde, Belgium on November 29. Compton—voted by Velo News Magazine as the North American Cyclocross Woman of the Year—overcame what she called “a terrible start” to beat the current world champ in a drag race to the finish line. The win is Compton’s second world cup victory and propelled the American to seventh place in the series. Compton’s main focus this year is the Cyclocross World Championships in February, 2009. Compton took home the silver medal in the 2007 ‘Cross World Champs, this year she’s going for gold.

Compton’s saddle of choice is WTB’s Silverado.

      
All images by Mark Legg.