Kristen Faulkner joins Connie Carpenter-Phinney as US Olympic road race champions, 40 years apart

Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action, including the gold medal men’s basketball game between the U.S. and France. MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Forty years after winning gold in Los Angeles, Connie Carpenter-Phinney watched in nervous anticipation — praying, pleading, holding her breath in hope — that Kristen Faulkner could hold on in the road race at the Paris Olympics.When she did, completing an audacious ride amid the shadows of the Eiffel Tower, Carpenter-Phinney was no longer alone.She was no longer the first, and last, woman to win a road cycling gold medal for the United States.“It was a beautiful finish,” Carpenter-Phinney told The Associated Press, “and I’m proud to have this company in this small and very special category of women Olympic road race champions.”It was a monumental upset, given that Faulkner wasn’t even supposed to race Sunday.The Americans only qualified two spots in the women’s road race for Paris. Chloe Dygert automatically...