“Katie wanted something a little more comfortable than her previous full-scandium frames. I don’t offer them as a model,” said DePaemelaere. Compton started out on a full scandium alloy frame but she and DePaemelaere eventually decided that bonding carbon fibre centre sections into the front triangle would add a little more compliance. Primus Mootry principal Joe DePaemelaere has been building the ‘cross star’s custom frames since the autumn of 2005, though the unique multi-material one seen here isn’t in the company catalogue. According to Compton, she and husband/trainer Mark Legg decided they came out of a tough season of mud and sand in good enough condition to face yet another – a good sign of their durability in contrast to some ‘one season only’ builds. The similarly red, (sort of) white and blue Primus Mootry frames that Compton has been using to take on the best riders in Europe this winter are not only the same models that she rode in last season’s campaign, they’re the same frames. ![]() She has worn her US national champion’s jersey – which she won for a fifth successive time this season – on a succession of podiums, including the top step at three World Cup rounds.Īs one of the big favourites for this weekend’s UCI World Championships in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands, Compton is hoping to ultimately trade in her stars-and-stripes jersey for her first rainbow one. Katie Compton is enjoying her most successful cyclo-cross season to date. Katie Compton models her Spike Shooter Primus Mootry and shows the importance of keeping warm in sub-zero Belgium - Ben Atkins/
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