Racing
American champ recovered from shoulder injury and set to race Tour of Flanders and the Ardennes
April 2, 2026
It’s been seven months since Kristen Faulkner last raced with her teammates in Europe and she can’t wait to get back to it.
The reigning American champ will start her season this Sunday at the Tour of Flanders, a race she knows and loves. She began the year by heading to South America for the Pan American Games where she earned gold medals on the track in the team pursuit and the individual pursuit, before becoming the Pan American road race champion. Kristen sat down to talk about the injury that ended her 2025 season, what she’s been up to in the meantime, and why she thinks this might be her best season…