Kristen Faulkner timed her attack to perfection to win the women’s road race at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, becoming the first American rider in 40 years to win a medal in the event.
The 158-kilometer (98-mile) route started and finished in Paris, with Faulkner crossing the line at the Trocadéro in a fraction under four hours.
Faulkner finished 58 seconds clear of Dutch rider Marianne Vos, Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Blanka Vas of Hungary, who were separated by a photo finish with Vos taking silver and Kopecky clinching the bronze.
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33 Comments
Her victory is bringing me to the conclusion that this may be the best Olympics ever.
her responses show a maturity and thoughtfulness that's awesome and refreshing…interviews on the men''s side are filled with "so yeah, I just, you know, so yeah" 🤣🤣🤣
Risk vs Reward ratio, a good way to live life in general! Go Kristen!
How about an actual video
Kristen road a Tactical race but, the field will never let her do that again. Congratulations on the win!!!
In running you rarely see a Metric Mile medalist compete & win a Marathon!
you kicked ass woman !!!!! well done 💐💐💐
To finish with the win, with no one else in sight behind her, simply awe inspiring.
Kristen dropped them all like 3rd Period French. A masterful, tactical move that earned her the Gold.
Kristen performed like a rock star in that road race. The way she pulled away from the final challengers was nothing short of incredible and gritty. Way to go, Kristen! 👏👏🥇
Learning and fun anything can be made into this with a great attitude like Kristens.
Anyone have a link of her gold medal presentation. I guess Peacock didn't think it was very important!
Champion's mentality
She may have peaked too early! Hopefully she continues to find the motivation to stay on top of the cycling world.
armstrong taught her well
CONGRATULATIONS, KRISTEN FAULKNER!!!
Wow. Brilliant. So smart. And now, a certified badass
Anything is possible with an attitude like Kristen’s. Good luck in the future.
Starts biking to help with stress, wins a gold medal. Hell of a story!
amazing young and humble woman!
I would imagine the team managers and UCI would like to talk with the three that coudnt agree on who was going to go for it instead they sat back and argued – dumb
Very articulate and VERY talented.
Rock star!
She then went on to win another gold medal on track
Thats it?
Congratulations Kristen! Our family was cheering you on and passed your success on to extended family and friends. You have made us Homerites proud!
Patrick goat nfl player mahomes!
Congratulations Kristen Faulkner!! USA <3
she is a wonderful winner!!🎉🎉🎉Alaska❤❤❤
Good example of mental state directing as physical outcome
Great job, well done
Amazing race. In my view, one of the highlights of the Paris Olympics. A delight to watch it!!
she made it look easy even though we all know its not.
She's a great ambassador for the sport👍
When I was young many years ago, cycling was a true working class sport.
Not so much anymore😊