ABOUT
Kate Courtney is a professional mountain bike racer for the Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team. Kate is the 2019 Elite XCO World Cup Overall Champion, and the 2018 Elite XCO World Champion. Kate was born in 1995 and grew up in Marin County, California at the base of Mount Tamalpais, the birthplace of mountain biking. Kate was introduced to cycling at a young age - riding on the back of a tandem mountain bike with her dad to get pancakes on Sunday mornings. After joining the Branson High School mountain bike team as a Freshman, her interest in the sport escalated quickly. During high school, she competed for the USA National Team and Whole Athlete Development Team in events around the World. In 2012, she became the first American woman to win a UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in the Junior category. When Kate graduated high school in 2013, she continued on to Stanford University and signed her first professional contract with Specialized Bicycles.
In 2017, Kate won four U23 World Cups and earned the U23 Overall World Cup victory as well as her first Elite National Championship Title. In 2018, Kate took on the Cape Epic Stage race together with her teammate Annika Langvad. The pair won seven individual stages and took the Overall team victory which marks the first time an American has won the event.
During the World Cup season, in her first year as an Elite Racer, Kate placed in the top 10 at six World Cups and finished the season in 8th place Overall. The year ended on a high note when Kate came from behind to win the 2018 Elite XC World Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. With this victory, Kate became the first American in 17 years to win an Elite MTB World Championship and only the fourth American woman to do so.
In 2019, Kate had the opportunity to join the Scott-SRAM team and continue to chase big goals with incredible support. As a member of the Scott-SRAM program, Kate had her most successful season yet in 2019. She won three World Cup XC events, two World Cup XCC events and went on to secure the 2019 Overall UCI MTB World Cup Title - becoming the first American to do so in 17 years. With her 5th place at World Championships, Kate also secured her spot as a member of the US Olympic team for Tokyo 2020.
Outside of cycling, Kate is a recent graduate from Stanford University with a Bachelors in Human Biology. Since graduating, Kate turned her focus fully to her career as a professional athlete.
Born: October 29, 1995
Hometown: Kentfield, CA
Likes: Sparkles, Waffles, Fishtail Braids & Tacos
Race Result HIGHLIGHTS
2022
11th - UCI MTB World Cup #3 - Nove Mesto, Czech Republic
9th - UCI MTB World Cup #1 - Petropolis, Brazil
1st - Puerto Rico Mountain Bike Cup
1st - Tropical MTB Challenge - Puerto Rico
2021
15th - Olympic Games - Tokyo, Japand
1st - PROFFIX Swiss Bike Cup Sovognin
4th - UCI MTB World Cup XCO- Albstadt, Germany
4th - UCI MTB World Cup XCC - Albstadt, Germany
2nd - PROFFIX Swiss Bike Cup Leukerbad
1st - Internationali d’Italia Series - Legend Cup XCO
2020
2020 was canceled.
2019
2019 UCI MTB World Cup Overall Champion
1st - UCI MTB World Cup XCO #1 - Albstadt, Germany
1st - UCI MTB World Cup XCC #1 - Albstadt, Germany
1st - UCI MTB World Cup XCO #2 - Nove Mesto, Czech Republic
1st - UCI MTB World Cup XCO #4 - Les Gets, France
5th - UCI MTB World Cup XCO #7 - Snowshoe, West Virginia
7th - UCI MTB World Cup XCO #6 - Lenzerheide, Switzerland
`17th - UCI MTB World Cup XCO #5 - Val Di Sole, Italy
1st - Elite Pan American Championships
1st - Solothurn Bike Days Swiss Cup (C1)
1st - Bonelli US Cup XC (HC)
1st - Vail Lake US CUP XC (C1)
1st - Whiskey 50 Off Road
2018
1st - UCI Elite MTB World Championships
1st- USA Cycling Elite XC National Championship
1st - Cape Epic Stage Race (with partner Annika Langvad)
8th - UCI MTB Elite Women World Cup Overall Standing 2019
6th - UCI MTB World Cup #6 - Mont Sainte Anne, Canada
7th - UCI MTB World Cup #7 - La Bresse, France
7th - UCI MTB World Cup #4 - Val Di Sole, Italy
8th - UCI MTB World Cup #5 - Vallnord, Andorra
9th - UCI MTB World Cup #3 - Nove Mesto Na Morave, Czech Republic
10th - UCI MTB World Cup #2 - Albstadt, Germany
2nd - Sea Otter Classic XC
2017
1st - U23 MTB World Cup Overall Ranking (U23)
1st - USA Cycling Elite XC National Championship
2nd - UCI MTB World Championships - Cairns, Australia (U23)
1st - UCI MTB World Cup #1 - Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic (U23)
1st - UCI MTB World Cup #4 - Lenzerheide, Switzerland (U23)
1st - UCI MTB World Cup #5 - Mont Sainte Anne, Canada (U23)
1st - UCI MTB World Cup #6 - Val Di Sole, Italy (U23)
1st - Pro XCT Overall
1st - US Cup Overall
1st - Sea Otter Classic
2nd - UCI MTB World Cup #2 - Albstadt, Germany (U23)
2nd - UCI MTB World Cup #3 - Vallnord, Andorra (U23)
2016
2nd - UCI World Cup Overall Ranking (U23)
1st - USA Cycling XC National Championships (U23)
1st - UCI MTB World Cup #1 - Cairns, Australia (U23)
2nd - UCI MTB World Cup #4 - Lenzerheide, Switzerland (U23)
2015
4th - UCI MTB World Cup Overall Ranking (U23)
1st - Pan-Am Championships, XC (U23)
3rd - UCI MTB World Cup #1, Nove Mesto, CZE, XCO (U23)
1st - USA Cycling XC National Championships (U23)
2014
8th - UCI MTB World Cup Overall Ranking, XCO (U23)
7th - UCI MTB World Cup Overall Ranking, XCE (Elite
1st - USA Cycling XC National Championships (U23)
1st - USA Cycling Collegiate MTB National Championships, XC (Div. 1)
1st - USA Cycling Collegiate MTB National Championships, STXC (Div. 1)
2013
6th - UCI MTB & Trials World Championships (Junior)
1st - UCI MTB World Cup #3, Mont-Sainte-Anne, CAN, XCO (Junior)
1st - USA Cycling XC National Championships , XC (Junior)
1st - Pan-Am Championships, XC (Junior)
3rd - UCI World Cup #1, Albstadt, GER (Junior)
1st - USA Cycling Collegiate MTB National Championships, XC (Div. 1)
1st- USA Cycling Collegiate MTB National Championships, STXC (Div. 1)
2012
1st - UCI MTB World Cup #6 , Windham, NY, XCO (Junior)
2011
1st - USA Cycling XC National Championships , XC (Junior)
2010
1st - USA Cycling XC National Championships , XC (Junior)