Kristen Faulkner learned how to ride a bike in Homer, and will now represent the country on Team USA Cycling in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“There is this little gravel road below our house, and I remember learning to ride a bike on that road, and there are a lot of potholes on it and I remember, bumpity, bump, bump, bump,” Faulkner recalled.
But it wasn’t until 2018 while living in California when she fell back in love with the sport of cycling — and it wasn’t until 2021 when she stepped away from her career as a venture capitalist to become a full-time cyclist. However, it was in June when she was named to Team USA Cycling’s Track Pursuit Team, despite only competing in the discipline for less than a year.
It wasn’t until earlier this week she learned she will be competing in two events at the Paris Olympics, as Faulkner was also named to Team USA’s Road Cycling team after one athlete resigned from the position.
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