Kristen Faulkner

Kristen Faulkner (born December 18, 1992) is an American professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank.[3] She balances cycling with working as an investment associate at Threshold Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm in Silicon Valley.

Kristen Faulkner
Faulkner at the 2020 Flèche Wallonne
Personal information
Full nameKristen Faulkner
Born (1992-12-18) December 18, 1992
Homer, Alaska, United States
Team information
Current teamTibco–Silicon Valley Bank
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur teams
2017–2018Dave Jordan Racing
2019JLVelo
2019Revolution Racing p/b Jakroo
Professional team
2020–Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank[1][2]

Early years

Faulkner was born in Homer, Alaska. She was raised in the Alaskan fishing community along with four siblings, Katie, Andrew, William, and Nicholas.[4]

Faulkner graduated from Harvard in 2016 with a B.A in Computer Science, where she competed in varsity rowing.[5] She holds the university's record for fastest 2k indoor rowing time for lightweight women. Before that, she attended Phillips Academy in Massachusetts, where she was an honor roll student and varsity runner, swimmer, and rower.

Faulkner started competitive cycling in New York City in 2016. She moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2018 and joined Team Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank in 2020.

Major results
2020
1st Super Sweetwater, Grasshopper Adventure Series race[6]
1st Stage 4 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche

References
  1. "Rider spotlight: Meet Kristen Faulkner". Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. "TIBCO-SVB renew contracts with core virtual Tour de France team". Cyclingnews.com. August 27, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. "Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. Biz, Carson (July 31, 2020). "Meet the VC who raced this year's (virtual) Tour de France". Protocol. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  5. Sayers, Michael (March 27, 2020). "The Kristen Faulkner Interview". Interviews from the Gruppetto. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  6. Delany, Ben (March 1, 2020). "Stetina, Faulkner win Super Sweetwater Grasshopper Adventure Series race". VeloNews. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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