to prepare for the national championships, we talked with Noble about her season so far, her relationship with Katie Compton (any budding generational rivalry?), and how she ended up at a cyclocross practice alongside the legend himself, Sven Nys. Browse Getty Images premium collection of high-quality, authentic Katie Compton stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. While some riders have a short career, others span several decades. Then, at the World Cup in Namur, she crashed spectacularly on the off camber, rutted downhill section, bouncing off the course ropes. She celebrated her 22nd birthday with a quick trip to Paris, posing in front of the Eiffel Tower. However, after recovering, she began taking early command of international UCI races, landing a second-place finish in Hamme behind Sanne Cant and nabbing the hole shot in Overijse. Upon arriving in Belgium, she came down with food poisoning and suffered through World Cup races in Bogense, Denmark, and Zeven, Germany. She also noted that the team’s house in Belgium featured a fish tank - inside the shower.ĭuring her European racing block, Noble experienced dramatic highs and lows. “Everyone seems to have their own forest for training around here,” Noble said. In Europe, her Aspire Racing team - comprised of Noble, manager Molly Hurford and her husband, mechanic Peter Glassford, as well as under-23 racer Spencer Petrov - is based out of an eclectic rental house in the forest outside of Antwerp. At the UCI World Cup race in Namur, Belgium, Ellen Noble concluded a nearly two-month long block of European cyclocross racing.
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