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Kristen Faulkner (born December 18, 1992) [1] is an American racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team EF Education–Oatly. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] She is the reigning USA National Road Race Champion [ 6 ] and won two gold medals in the women's individual road race and women's track cycling team pursuit at the 2024 Paris Olympics .
Kristen Faulkner: So, the road race happened, I finished, and I was really overwhelmed. I crossed the finish line [winning individual gold] and one of the first things on my mind was ‘I need to ...
Kristen Faulkner of the U.S. celebrates her victory after winning the women's cycling road race during the Paris Olympics on August 4, 2024. Credit - David Gray–AFP/Getty Images
In 2021, Kristen Faulkner left her venture capital job to pursue professional cycling. Now, she’s a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
U.S. Olympian Kristen Faulkner didn’t seriously start riding a bike until 2016 when she needed an outdoor hobby.
The Unexpected Greatness of Kristen Faulkner Everything about Faulkner’s road to gold is a little nuts. The EF-Oatly-Cannondale rider grew up in Alaska but, as you might imagine, didn’t ride ...
The women's individual road race event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 4 August 2024 on a course starting at 14:00 at Pont d'Iéna in Paris. [1]Kristen Faulkner, despite being a replacement in the 2024 Olympic team, became the first American to win a road racing gold in 40 years since Connie Carpenter at the road race in 1984.
EF Education-Cannondale’s star cyclist talks about new-team dynamics, track racing ambitions, and unleashing her race instincts this 2024.