As reported by the US Cycling Federation, the American Kelly Catlin, passed away last Friday at 23 years of age. The cyclist silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics She was three times world chase cycling champion.
"The American cycling community has suffered a devastating loss with the death of Kelly Catlin, a member of the national teaml", lamented the president of the federation, Rob DeMartini, in a statement released this Sunday on social networks
Catlin, was currently studying computer engineering at Stanford University and played the violin, and was one of the great figures of track cycling in the country and worldwide.
In an interview recently published by Velo News, the athlete recognized that it was difficult for her to combine all her activities, so it was important to know how to "recognize" the limits of each one and learn to "ask for help when you need it."
"The truth is that, most of the time, I can't get things to work, 'he acknowledged. It's like juggling knives; the truth is that many are falling, what happens is that most fall to the ground and not on me".