Katherine ‘Katia’ Sarkisov grew up racing bicycles in Maryland, her younger sister Alyssa tagging along most of the time. At the age of 10, she raced in the 11-12 and 11-14 age categories in cyclocross and road events because there were no races for younger riders. Two years later, she was consistently winning those same races.
The family has roots in Russia, and her parents taught her to speak Russian before English. But she is very much an all-American girl. As a 12-year-old, she had a bronze-medal sweep at USA Cycling Amateur Road Nationals in the time trial, road race and criterium.
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Cyclingnews: Tell us about where you grew up in the US and how you first discovered cycling.
Katherine Sarkisov: I grew up in Maryland, which has a big cycling community and a great Mid-Atlantic race scene. My dad has loved cycling for most of his life, and he introduced me to the sport when I was about 10 years old. He signed me up for a local youth club where I was surrounded by other kids my age, and for my…
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