ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Despite a collision early in the day and the battle of recovering from an illness, Homer native Kristen Faulkner is still among the 147 cyclists in the running for the 2025 Tour de France Femmes title at the end of Stage 2.
However, just 24 more seconds on the road and her journey would have come to a premature end.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist finished Stage 2 of the race in last place, her time of 3h 08′ 45″ mere seconds from the cutoff time that would have seen her eliminated from contention…