Ganzar turns college running career into US Pro title

Leigh Ann Ganzar beats Kelly Catlin to the line to take the 2018 US Pro Criterium

Leigh Ann Ganzar beats Kelly Catlin to the line to take the 2018 US Pro Criterium (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)

Leigh Ann Ganzar (Wolfpack-Hyperthreads) might have been more surprised than anyone at the US Pro Criterium Championship Friday night when she infiltrated a late-race move and then beat three-time track world champion and two-time Olympic silver medalist Kelly Catlin across the line to take the stars-and-stripes jersey.

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Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Pat competed in his first bike race in 1985 at Flathead Lake. He studied English and journalism at the University of Oregon and has covered North American cycling extensively since 2009, as well as racing and teams in Europe and South America. Pat currently lives in the US outside of Portland, Oregon, with his imaginary dog Rusty.