Faulkner wins her 3rd career Grand Tour stage victory at La Vuelta Femenina 2024

She Quit Venture Capital for Pro Cycling. She Has No Regrets.

Kristen Faulkner left her life in Silicon Valley for the unpredictable world of professional cycling. After a major victory in Spain, she’s hoping to realize a childhood dream at the Olympics.

Special shoutout to my idol Emily Melton for a lovely quote: “She’s just a rock star,” Melton said of Faulkner.

By Jason Gay - The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2024 5:30 am ET

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.

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Thank you to the Wall Street Journal and Jason Gay for your wonderful write-up! It’s an honor to speak with you and share my story. The article will be published in print on Friday so grab yourself a copy! 🥁🥳. Link in bio @efeducation.canno
We raced well today, but a few of us (including myself) got stuck behind a crash in the last 3km. No one was involved or hurt; we are just disappointed we didn’t get to vie for the win because we felt really strong! But @magdeleinevallieres put
Top 5 for us today in the TTT, and only 9 seconds off the winner 😁. We are happy with the result, but more importantly we are proud of how we rode. With only 1 day of TTT training, we gave our best and rode as a team, and with that we are so proud
Getting out the pre-race jitters 😁 💃 My favorite discipline is tomorrow!! 🥁 💥 4:16pm CET kicks off the TTT and stage 1 of the @lavueltafem
In addition to being an athlete, I am also a book worm who loves to read! 🤓 📚 Here are some good books I read lately. Any more you recommend? I’m taking suggestions! 🙋‍♀️
This year’s Tour of Flanders was probably the most hectic race I’ve ever done. I struggled a bit to get back after someone crashed into me from behind going into Oudenaarde. I ran up the Koppenberg and struggled the whole race for visibil
Throwback kit for this year’s Tour of Flanders (aka “Ronde Van Vlaanderen”). I hope you like it as much as we do 😍
“In Brugge”
This is how we celebrate International Women’s Day at @efeducation.cannondale. Dream big, work hard, surround yourself with good people, and believe in yourself! #happyinternationalwomensday #internationalwomensday #trofeoponenteinrosa
A leisurely ride today before we 🔨 it again tomorrow at the Ponente en Rosa prologue 🚴. I think all my team pursuit training this winter will come in handy for the explosive effort! 📸 @kimberly_cadzow @efeducation.cannondale @trofeoponenteinros
On Saturday 9:35 CET, we tackle Strade Bianche on the steep white gravel roads that lead to Siena. There will be live 📺 coverage! With breathtaking landscapes, rustic villages, and the allure of Italian pasta, Tuscany is perhaps my favorite place to
Last time I raced Hageland, I got dropped in the first 30 minutes of the race and had to pull out. It’s the only race I’ve ever pulled out from because I got dropped. I even told my coach I didn’t want to do this race this year beca
Got to enjoy some sunshine during my first race with my @efeducation.cannondale. The race was a low-pressure role to enter 2024 where I could support the team and practice lots of skills (a TT chase effort on day 1, a sprint on day 2, a climb on day
Today’s highlight was riding with NBC’s #1 Correspondant @stephanie.gosk. Thanks for your thoughtful questions and for putting up with Colorado’s 30-degree weather! 🥶 📸 @angelinapalermo #nbcinterview #stephaniegosk #cyclinggoa
After the hard work, setbacks, comebacks, and accomplishments are done, we give ourselves a bit of this so we can do it all over again 😌 📸 @ericpgreen2 #tulummexico #akumalbay #akumalbay #akumalbaybeach #mexicobeach

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