The Homer cyclist has the opportunity to compete for Team USA in both the road race and on the track, but may choose to focus on the track with the American pursuit team.
Kristen Faulkner will race as part of Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. She is pictured racing in the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 29, 2023. The cyclist who grew up in Homer has navigated them all like an expert rider on an unpredictable course.
That opened up the possibility of Faulkner racing in both events. It’s a role she said she’d like to assume is viable.“Road is my primary career,” she said. “It’s what I’ve been dreaming about for a much longer time period. It’s racing against my peer group and so it feels a bit more of kind of a long-standing dream. That would be really exciting for me to do.
qualifying is Aug. 6 at 7:30 a.m. Alaska time. On Aug. 7, the first round starts at 3:52 a.m. and the finals are at 8:57 a.m. All races are available on Peacock andmultiple podiums in stage races “You’re in arrow position and you have to follow this black line perfectly when there’s an incredible amount of G force pushed against you,” Faulkner said. “You have to do it all at 36 miles an hour with no brakes and then find the person in front of you.”
Despite the progress she made on the track, Faulkner was still trying to qualify as one of Team USA’s representatives on the road cycling team.
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