That’s how she won. She was the strongest and made a decisive attack at the right moment. It wasn’t luck or the others not trying. She used her skills and strengths that she has developed over the years.
The takes on Faulkner winning range from stupid to just wrong. She was a clear outside favorite. She has won on similar courses this year and similar ways.
During the race she was strong and could see that the outright favorites were marking each other.
The three riders then had a hard choice: try to jump, work together, or wait. At this point Faulkner already had 15secs which was a bigger gap than the leaders had for the last 2k. None of them wanted to drag any of the others to the line so they waited for someone else to go
@BET99ON@JoePompliano@FaulknerKristen This is completely incorrect. She was added to the road race a month ago and is already the current USA national champion. She was already going to the Olympics for Track cycling.
🏆 HE’S DONE IT!!! @MarkCavendish 35th win in the Tour de France!!!
🏆 IL L’A FAIT !!! @MarkCavendish remporte sa 35ème victoire sur le Tour de France !!!
#TDF2024
Jennifer Valente, Lily Williams, Chloé Dygert, Kristen Faulkner, Olivia Cummins, and Grant Koontz have been named to the Paris 2024 Olympic Track Cycling Team! #PedalingtoParis
Read the official announcement here: https://t.co/TlXqyNMvrX
@TheRoderick Here not only are our bikes specialized, but our helmets are, our shoes are, our kits are, our tools are, our tires are, our bottles are and most of all our people are. The locks are cross branded though.