Kristen Faulkner, of the United States, celebrates winning the women's road cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France.

Meanwhile, Carpenter-Phinney was counting down the kilometers until Faulkner joined her as an Olympic champion. The similarities between them don’t end there, either.

Kristen Faulkner, of the United States, right, leads Lotte Kopecky, of Belgium, on her way to win the women’s road cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France.

“It was a beautiful finish,” Carpenter-Phinney told The Associated Press, “and I'm proud to have this company in Kristen Faulkner joins Connie Carpenter-Phinney as US Olympic road race ...

Connie Carpenter-Phinney finally has some company as an Olympic road race champion. The... Kristen Faulkner joins Connie Carpenter-Phinney as US Olympic road race champions, 40 years apart ...

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 ...

Connie Carpenter-Phinney finally has some company as an Olympic road race champion. The... Kristen Faulkner joins Connie Carpenter-Phinney as US Olympic road race champions, 40 years apart ...

Connie Carpenter-Phinney finally has some company as an Olympic road race champion. The... Kristen Faulkner joins Connie Carpenter-Phinney as US Olympic road race champions, 40 years apart ...