MOSCOW: Three-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist Kelly Catlin has died aged 23, USA Cycling has confirmed.
Catlin won three straight team pursuit world titles on the track from 2016 to 2018, claiming silver in the same event at the Rio 2016 Games.
She competed for Rally UHC Cycling on the road and was studying for a graduate degree at Stanford University.
“We are deeply saddened by Kelly’s passing,” said USA Cycling president and chief executive Rob DeMartini.
“We will all miss her dearly. Kelly was more than an athlete to us and she will always be part of the USA Cycling family.