After a dream 2024 season that included two Olympic gold medals, US road race champion Kristen Faulkner has called an end to her mishap-filled year of racing after having to undergo surgery on her shoulder.
Faulkner won the women’s road race and Team Pursuit gold on the track in Paris last August but has struggled for much of the year. First, a concussion sustained in a training crash last December delayed the Alaska native’s season debut.
Faulkner was forced to turn down her position on USA Cycling’s team for the UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda. Only two of the country’s six open positions for the elite women’s road race have been filled – Chloé Dygert and Ruth Edwards will represent the country in Rwanda.
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