Taylor Knibb (Trek Manufacturing facility Racing), the star triathlete who was as a consequence of compete within the girls’s Olympic street race in Paris, has resigned her place. US nationwide street racing champion Kristen Faulkner (EF Schooling–Cannondale) will take her place as a substitute.
USA Biking earned two spots within the Paris 2024 Olympic street race, and had chosen Knibb alongside Chloé Dygert (Canyon-SRAM) to compete.
After already qualifying for the Olympics in triathlon, Knibb turned the primary American athlete to qualify in two sports activities for the 2024 Summer season Olympics when she received the 2024 USA Biking Time Trial Nationwide Championships in Charleston, West Virginia, in Could.
“Biking has a really steep studying curve, and I’m concurrently excited and nervous for what lies forward,” the triathlete had commented on the time.
The 26-year-old multisport athlete was as a consequence of compete in a minimum of 4 Olympic occasions: the time trial, the triathlon, the street race and the combined relay triathlon. As we speak, nevertheless, the nationwide biking federation introduced that Knibb has bowed out from contesting the street race, however she’s going to nonetheless compete within the time trial and triathlon occasions.
Faulkner will take her place within the street race. The Alaskan received the nationwide street race in Could and got here second to Knibb within the time trial. She’d already been chosen for the US observe group and is scheduled to additionally compete within the Staff Pursuit alongside Dygert, Lily Williams (Human Powered Well being) and Jennifer Valente (Virginia’s Blue Ridge–TWENTY24).
“I dreamed of competing within the Olympics ever since I used to be 8 years previous, and I noticed it on T.V. That is the most important dream I’ve ever had, and it is lastly come true,” acknowledged Faulkner. “I’m past excited to symbolize the USA alongside such a powerful group of athletes. I’ll do my finest to convey residence a medal for Staff USA!”
The US Olympic Roster
The 2024 U.S. Olympic Highway Staff:
Girls:
Chloé Dygert (Brownsburg, Ind.; CANYON//SRAM Racing) – Time Trial & Highway Race Kristen Faulkner (Homer, Alaska; EF Schooling-Cannondale) – Highway Race Taylor Knibb (Washington, D.C.; Trek Manufacturing facility Racing) – Time Trial
Males:
Brandon McNulty (Phoenix; UAE Staff Emirates) – Time Trial & Highway Race Magnus Sheffield (Pittsford, N.Y.; Ineos Grenadiers) – Time Trial & Highway Race Matteo Jorgenson (Boise, Idaho; Staff Visma – Lease a Bike) – Highway Race
2024 U.S. Olympic Observe Biking Staff:
Girls:
Jennifer Valente (San Diego; Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24) – Staff Pursuit, Madison, Omnium Chloé Dygert (Brownsburg, Ind.; CANYON//SRAM Racing) – Staff Pursuit Lily Williams (Tallahassee, Fla.; Human Powered Well being) – Staff Pursuit, Madison Kristen Faulkner (Homer, Alaska; EF Schooling-Cannondale) – Staff Pursuit Olivia Cummins (Fort Collins, Colo.; DNA Professional Biking) – Staff Pursuit
Males:
Grant Koontz (Nederland, Colo.; Star Observe Biking) – Omnium
