31-year-old American cyclist Kristen Faulkner wins first US women's road race Olympic medal in 40 years.
31-year-old American cyclist Kristen Faulkner won the women's road race at the Paris Olympics, securing the first US medal in this event in 40 years. Faulkner, a former rower at Harvard, completed the 158-kilometer race in under four hours, finishing 58 seconds ahead of Dutch rider Marianne Vos, who claimed silver. Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Blanka Vas of Hungary finished in a photo finish, with Kopecky earning bronze. This marks Faulkner's first road race medal and follows the 1984 Los Angeles Games, where Connie Carpenter and Alexi Grewal respectively won gold medals.
August 04, 2024
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