![]() ![]() ![]() From it’s original 1000 square foot space in Clifton’s Ludlow Garage, BioWheels has grown to become the Ohio Valley region’s busiest bicycle fitting studio and service shop - pulling clients from Columbus, Louisville, Lexington, Dayton, Indianapolis and beyond every day.īioWheels’ owner Mitch Graham has a special appreciation for really great small businesses. From its founding, BioWheels breathed community and authenticity, redefining the local bicycle full-service shop experience for Greater Cincinnati cyclists. Many iconic and special American bike shops were visited and the question came up: “Why isn’t one of these bike shops in Cincinnati?” The BioWheels vision was brought to fruition in 1994 with the help and support of Cincinnati's small but passionate cycling community. BioWheels was dreamed up during a 1993 cross country bike tour. Whether it being fitting advice or mechanical service or selling the top brands, our mission is to inform and improve each clients’ riding experience with every interaction. Compton raced the Bump N’ Grind race wearing the jersey of the Sho Air-Specialized team, and hopes that she can work out a future sponsorship deal for mountain bike racing and cyclocross.As BioWheels approaches nearly 30 years in business serving the Ohio Valley region, we continue to draw inspiration from the best bike shops all over the world. The news comes after Compton and longtime sponsor Spike Shooter parted ways. Cyclocross season is so short, I get done in January and I’m still ready to race.” “I want to keep getting faster and be more of an all-arounder. “I want to use this year to get my feet wet and see where I fit in,” Compton said. Compton said she plans to race the June 13 ProXCT race in Colorado Springs, the July 16-18 USA Cycling national mountain bike championships and the July 26 and August 2 rounds of the UCI World Cup in Quebec. Compton regularly suited up for mountain bike races in the late 1990s, and is the reigning short-track national champion. The last thing I want to do is compromise my health.”Ĭompton’s presence at the Alabama cross-country marks a step toward more involvement in mountain bike racing for the world-class cyclocross racer. “I plan on racing more and I can’t do it without an inhaler. “I’m going to have to fill out an emergency TUE form, and it will take about three weeks to process,” Compton said. She said she has an appointment with a Colorado Springs-based pulmonolgist this week, and plans to ask for an Albuterol prescription. That’s all going to change, Compton said. However Compton never filled out a Therapeutic Exemption Form (TUE) with the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) because she has only used the inhaler during training, never during competition. The attack in Alabama was the worst attack she’s ever suffered.Ĭompton has a prescription for Albuterol, written by a friend who is a Colorado-based ER doctor. ![]() She said she suffered a mild asthma attack after finishing third at the 2008 UCI world cyclocross championships in the Netherlands. Pendrel eventually out sprinted Gould for the victory.Ĭompton said she’s suffered from mild asthma for the majority of her career as a cyclist, but that she rarely was affected by the breathing disorder in cyclocross races. I told myself if I hung on I could get fifth or sixth, but I got to the point where if I didn’t get out of the woods I was going to be in serious trouble.”Ĭompton was an early aggressor in the race, and made the front group alongside Pendrel, Gould and another Luna teammate, Katerina Nash. “I should have dropped out sooner but I’m stubborn and I hate quitting. “It was definitely scary, I’ve never had anything like that happen to me,” Compton told VeloNews. Paramedics hooked Compton to an oxygen flow and took her to a nearby hospital. cyclocross champion Katie Compton was hospitalized for an asthma attack on Sunday after racing Alabama’s Bump n’ Grind cross-country race, the third round of USA Cycling’s Pro Cross-country Tour (ProXCT).Ĭompton, who was riding at the front of the race alongside Luna riders Catherine Pendrel and Georgia Gould, was forced to abandon on the third of four laps after suffering breathing problems. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!įive-time U.S. ![]()
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