
Eight weeks after surgery to repair a fractured scaphoid bone in her wrist, Kate Courtney (She Sends Racing) has not just 'jumped back in' to racing, but steps out of her comfort zone for a debut at Leadville Trail 100 MTB in Colorado.
The accomplished mountain bike racer - a 2018 World Champion, 2019 World Cup champion and 2020 Olympian in the cross-country Olympic format - crashed in the short track World Cup event at Nové Město in late May. The two-month recovery time forced her to take a break, which also allowed her to adjust her calendar and take on two iconic races at high altitude.