Olympics | American Faulkner wins cycling women's road race gold

PARIS, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- American cyclist Kristen Faulkner won the women's road race gold at Paris 2024 on Sunday, showing that her nerves are made of a mixture of steel and ice.

A look at the timing of the race will show that the U.S. champion crossed the finishing line in three hours, 59 minutes and 23 seconds, with a 58 seconds advantage of Marianne Vos of the Netherlands, pre-race favorite Lotte Kopecky of