Cycling

News4’s Joseph Olmo has what to know about the annual D.C. Bike Ride.

Team USA cyclist Kristen Faulkner always dreamed of going to the Olympics. She not only ahiceved that dream by competing at the Paris Games, but is going home with two gold medals.

The home of the French cycling team, the velodrome just outside Paris opened a decade ago with unique dimensions ripe for speed.

After becoming the first American to win an Olympic cycling road race medal in 40 years, Kristen Faulkner helped bring the U.S. its first gold in the women’s team pursuit Wednesday.

The 31-year-old Alaska native finished 58 seconds clear of Dutch rider Marianne Vos, Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Blanka Vas of Hungary in the women’s road race in Paris Sunday.

Kristen Faulkner, who won the women’s cycling road race by 58 seconds in her Olympic debut, emphasized how surrounding herself with people who make her feel good has led directly to her athletic success.

“We look silly,” Team USA track cyclist Lily Williams said. “And we know we look silly.”

The world champion overcame a fall to finish in third place, winning the second medal for the U.S. in the 2024 Games.

Australian cyclist Grace Brown secured her nation’s first medal of Paris 2024. Brown blazed through the streets of Paris, dominating the women’s individual time trial to win her first Olympic medal. Brown scorched her competition with a time of 39:38.24, a minute and a half faster than anyone else.

The track cycling Olympian explains why cycling shoes can make or break a race, from how to clip in to tightening shoes on the go.

Most athletes will tell you it’s their dream to make the Olympics in just one event. But D.C. native Taylor Knibb is in a league of her own, and is so far the only American athlete who has qualified to compete in two different sports in Paris. News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports.

News4’s Susan Hogan explains which helmets passed CR’s rigorous impact absorption testing, while also getting good scores on ease of use.

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After the D.C. Department of Transportation announced it was changing course on a plan to bring bike lanes to Connecticut Avenue, hundreds of cyclists are hitting the streets. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

The crash happened the night of March 27, as he and a woman were riding bike share e-bikes, police said. They were heading west in the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW just before 11 p.m. when the man slowed down near the intersection with 7th Street NW.

Take one look at the holes burned into Abrahams’ biking pants, and you can tell something very unusual happened to him.