"To be there with Lotte Kopecky and to just put the hammer down, it was so impressive" - Lance Armstrong full of credit for American gold medallist Kristen Faulkner
CyclingWednesday, 07 August 2024 at 12:15
There was golden joy for the USA last weekend as Kristen Faulkner upset the likes of Marianne Vos and Lotte Kopecky to take the victory in the women's road race at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The first American gold medallist in the women's road race since all the way back in 1984 when Connie Carpenter took the victory in Los Angeles, Faulkner's triumph was a massive moment stateside. "What a story!" Lance Armstrong reflected on the latest episode of his 'The Move' podcast. "She grew up in Homer, Alaska. Like I thought that was a character on The Simpsons. I didn't even know that was a place."
Faulkner's career to Olympic triumph wasn't always a straight one either with the American former rower only turning to cycling relatively late on and then not initially even being part of the USA lineup for the women's road race. "It is actually decent crossover sports-wise from rowing to cycling," analyses Armstrong. "She made the leap and left her job, dedicated her life to to being a professional cyclist and now she's a gold medallist."
"It was strategic and tactical at the end, but there were no gifts there. Sometimes in a race like the Olympic Road Race, there can be some chance and some luck involved. To be there with Lotte Kopecky and to just put the hammer down, it was so impressive," continues Armstrong warmly.
"She was the strongest by far," adds Johan Bruyneel. "If you look at the race, and the same happened in the in the men's race, it was basically a race between Belgium and Holland. Those were the two strong teams with the strong favourites. But Kristen Faulkner was there when the move went. She was the driving force first of all. When she goes, Kopecky could barely follow her, she was on the limit and you could clearly see that Kopecky only took a turn when Faulkner slowed down. There was no luck involved, she was clearly the strongest."
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THE MOVE is the most listened to and highest reviewed cycling podcast in existence globally.
don’t wanna hear what armstrong and bruyneel have to say? don’t listen. but pretending that they’re not relevant is just stomping your feet, plugging your ears and holding your breath.
you’re wasting your time and energy. that battle is over. armstrong’s podcast simply IS relevant in the cycling world.
again, you have unlimited freedom to ignore whatever you want, which is a great thing.
His podcast is NOT relevant in the cycling world. He's scorned ! Where are you getting your news from?
oh, from the fact that what is said on THE MOVE is REGULARLY quoted on major sites like this one, Velo News, Cycling News, etc, and quoted more often than any other podcast. THAT is simply a FACT. which is pretty obvious because you’re complaining PRECISELY about that very reality. i’m not saying you gotta LIKE that. i’m certainly not saying you gotta listen to what armstrong and bruyneel say. i’m just saying it is what it is.
The only platform he is quoted on is this one...nothing on Velo News or CyclingNews.
1) you’re wrong
2) add to those CYCLING WEEKLY
3) remember when i said IF YOU DON’T WANNA HEAR WHAT ARMSTRONG HAS TO SAY THEN YOU’RE FREE TO NOT READ IT?
what’s your agenda here? keeping EVERYONE IN THE WORLD from listening to some guy YOU can’t stand, because YOU CAN’T STAND HIM? that’s a weird thing to be so invested in. in podcast land the armstrong, bruyneel, hincapie group have experience and insights into pro racing that a load of people who follow the sport want to hear. what’s the problem with letting those who want to hear what he has to say reading those articles, and those who DON’T just, you know, NOT READING THEM?
You can't provide one shred of evidence that LA Doper 'Move' is covered on Velo News ! I just did a search and NOTHING !
The guy and group has zero relevance ! They didn't win any TdF's and every success he has was PED induced. So I do NOT read his comments here or LiSTEN to his podcast but that doesn't mean I can not comment here. You are very much in the minority here ! Keep tugging on that Livestrong bracelet every time you see LA's name come up on this site.
what i don’t get i why you care if they DO repeat his comments ANYWHERE. are there other people you DON’T want other people to be able to read? do you want to make decisions for others about who they should or should not be exposed to? it just seems like a REALLY REALLY AGGRESSIVELY held view of yours and a few others who incessantly whine about armstrong being quoted. oh, and i’m happy to be in any minority that’s just agreeing for basic freedom of choice. that said, if those intrigued by armstrong observations actually were such a radical, extreme minority, then why does ANY business give him a platform, and why is THE MOVE so widely listened to?
good luck, be happy. try not to get so angry about stupid stuff, and i wish you peace and love.
p.s.
your research skills suck. this took me nine seconds to find and it was just the first one i found. from 2023, straight from the VeloNews site, owned by Outside magazine:
When Outside Magazine reached out to Lance Armstrong before the 2017 Tour de France, they asked him to write a blog of analysis and insight for every stage of the event, now in its 104th edition. But Armstrong couldn’t commit to writing a piece for every stage of the 21-day Grand Tour. Instead, he presented a different idea – similar, but more dynamic and casual. A podcast, called, fittingly, “Stages.”
“They asked me to do a daily blog,” Armstrong told CyclingTips Sunday in Boulder, Colorado. “I said well, that’s a lot of time. I’m doing this podcast – maybe there’s a way that they can work together. I’ve had a long relationship with them [Outside]. It’s been up and down, but it seems to be a lot better now.”
You have yet to provide any evidence of other sites picking up on LA Dopers comments or the Move info !!!
I’m waiting !!!
Haha … please provide the link otherwise you’re just blowing smoke !
I'm talking VeloNews...not Outside Magazine ! I know one owns the other but I don't get my cycling info from Outside magazine !
you have FAILED!
We don’t need this guy to validate Faulkner’s impressive ride. Doubly so since this is a Captain Obvious take that anybody could see
I will never care what that shitheel has to say. Don’t devalue your site by giving him an outlet
LA Doper ...who cares what you think!