Faulkner solos to her second stage win at Ponente in Rosa
EF Education-Cannondale Sweeps the GC Podium at Ponente In Rosa
Faulkner used a pair of stage wins to finish second overall, and take the points and mountain classifications. Emond finished with a pair of top 10s to complete the GC podium, while Lotta Henttala earned the sprinter’s jersey and the squad took home best team honours.
Kristen Faulkner Races to 6th Place at Strade Bianche
American puts in a brave and powerful ride on the white roads of Tuscany.
Kristen Solos to Victory at Omloop Het Hageland
Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Cannondale) stormed to a 55km solo victory at Omloop van het Hageland on Sunday with Mischa Bredewold (SD Worx-Protime) and Pfeiffer Georgi (dsm-firmenich PostNL) completing the podium behind the flying American.
Faulkner wins Gold at the Pan American Games Time Trial
Faulkner covered the elite women's 20.1km course in a winning time of 25:45 at an average speed of 46.8km/h, beating runner-up Arlenis Sierra (Cuba) by 22 seconds and Aranza Valentina Villalón (Chile) taking third by just 0.17 seconds behind the Cuban.
Faulkner finishes 3rd at Strade Bianche after 32-kilometer solo attack.
Initially slated for the Strade Bianche as a reserve, Faulkner said Jayco-AlUla's main objective was for her to attack right before sector five at San Martino in Grania.
‘The smartest rider in the bunch’ - From Silicon Valley to a Strade-Bianche podium, Kristen Faulkner’s rise to the top.
“In just four short years, the Team Jayco Alula rider has gone from working as a venture capitalist to one of women’s cycling’s biggest stars. Kristen Faulkner has been doing amazing things on a bicycle for a little while now. It all started with her stage win at the Tour of Ardèche in 2020 and the momentum built when she finished in the top-10 at the Tour of Flanders a year later. Two stage wins…”
Kristen earns 2 Stage wins and QOM jersey at Giro Donne
“Last year at the Giro I was off the back the whole time, so this year is pretty special,” Faulkner said at the finish. “Two of our riders [Amanda Spratt and Georgia Baker] weren’t able to start yesterday because of Covid, so I just really wanted to put it all out there for them and for the team and give the best show.”
Giro d'Italia Donne: Kristen Faulkner wins opening time trial, takes first maglia rosa
BikeExchange-Jayco go 1-2 with Baker in second, Balsamo third in Cagliari
A Courageous 2nd Overall at Tour de Suisse
Kristen Faulkner rode an incredible last climb on the fourth and final stage of the Tour de Suisse as she battled to hold onto the overall race lead, but bad luck struck in the final corner as the American fell on the wet road surface and finished the stage in second place, as the overall race victory slipped away.
A resilient ride gives Faulkner an impressive third place overall at the inaugural edition of Itzulia
American rider Kristen Faulkner secured her first WorldTour podium finish of the season after riding consistently throughout the three-day Itzulia
From Alaska to the Kwaremont: The Spectacular Rise of Kristen Faulkner
She only joined the pro peloton last year, with barely any racing experience. This month she went top-10 at the Tour of Flanders.
”We don’t need a Champion’s Legs to have a Champion’s Heart.”
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