World-class, ultra-endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox of Anchorage was forced to abandon her record attempt to bike around the world this week because of health problems stemming from extreme heat. The 39-year-old decided to call it quits on Sunday in France after covering...
A year after being cancelled because of snowless trails, the Frosty Bottom bike race returned Saturday amid a snowstorm that dumped several inches as fat bikers pedaled and pushed 43 miles through Anchorage. As you’d expect, the fresh and abundant snow meant slower...
Two Alaska women who each conquered the world in 2024 met for the first time last week. They went for a bike ride. People who drove by Kristen Faulkner and Lael Wilcox as they pedaled 439 miles from San Francisco to Santa Barbara on the Pacific Coast Highway might...
Cyclist Lael Wilcox is our Alaska Athlete of the Week after completing an epic around-the-world feat. The Anchorage native completed her ride last Wednesday in a world record 108 days, 12 hours, knocking 16 days off the previous women's record. Wilcox left Chicago on...
Cyclist Kristen Faulkner is our Alaska Athlete of the Week after becoming an Olympic champion in the women’s 158-kilometer bicycle road race at the XXXIII Summer Olympics. Faulkner, 31, separated herself from the lead pack with a burst of speed with about three...
Kristen Faulkner’s secondary option made her an Olympian, and now her primary goal will make the cyclist from Homer a very busy Olympian. Faulkner on Tuesday was selected to compete in the women’s road race in Paris, giving her a shot at an Olympic medal in the event...
Cyclists don’t make it to the Olympics without knowing how to change gears, and that’s why Kristen Faulkner of Homer is headed to Paris next month for the 2024 Summer Olympics. After she failed to earn an automatic bid on the Olympic road racing team at last month’s...
Catherine Rocchi of Anchorage didn’t need much rest after winning the 23-mile Potter Rabbit Roubaix bike race on Wednesday evening. Three days later, she increased the distance by claiming the 40-mile Green Lake Grinder gravel race Saturday morning on Joint Base...
Kristen Faulkner didn't have to sweat out her first national championship. Even though the 127-kilomter road race was up for grabs early, once the 31-year-old pro cyclist from Homer put her foot down, it was a wrap. Faulkner was fabulous down the stretch as she pulled...
Kristen Faulkner was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after using a daring solo attack to win a stage of the Vuelta Femenina in Spain. The 31-year-old pro cyclist from Homer broke free with six kilometers left, pulling away from the peloton to post a 10-second...
A daring solo attack by Homer’s Kristen Faulkner produced a stage win on day four of the Vuelta Femenina in Spain. The 31-year-old pro cyclist broke free with six kilometers left, pulling away from the peloton to post a 10-second victory in the fastest race ever on...