Minnesota Olympic track cycler preps for Rio
Kelly Catlin leads her team as they compete in the women's team pursuit qualification on the fist day of track cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, July 16, 2015.
Geoff Robins | AFP | Getty Images 2015
The Summer Olympics kick off next week in Brazil. Many athletes are already on their way to Rio, and that includes several from Minnesota.
Twenty-year-old Kelly Catlin of Arden Hills has been training in California leading up to the games. She'll be competing in track cycling, a sport she's only picked up in the past couple of years.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Catlin.
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