Faulkner faced pressure to give up her Olympic road race spot. Instead, she defied expectations, raising questions about USAC ...

Kristen Faulkner is known for being aggressive in a bike race, be it a time trial or a road race. The Alaska native, born December 18, 1992, attributes high risk-high reward tendencies in cycling ...

PARIS -- American Kristen Faulkner pulled off a major upset as ... For Vos, a 14-time world champion across four cycling disciplines, it was a missed opportunity to add to her London 2012 road ...

PARIS – When Chloe Dygert crossed the finish line in the women’s road race Sunday, she saw her teammate Kristen ... cycling history by winning a gold medal in breakaway fashion. Faulkner ...

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.

At Phillips she excelled in rowing, while also competing at the varsity level for 4 years in swimming and distance running ...

And that’s pretty much what happened in the women’s Olympic road cycling race on August 4. That’s when Team USA’s Kristen Faulkner shocked the competition and spectators when she won gold.

On Sunday, it can now add "Home of Olympic Champion Kristen Faulkner" to its welcome sign after the 31-year-old hooked Olympic gold in road cycling. The Harvard computer science graduate outlasted ...

This was the dilemma that double gold medalist Kristen Faulkner faced ... the track and her relationship with USA Cycling. When Bicycling spoke to Faulkner last week, she shared something that ...