Kristen Faulkner and Emily Ehrlich go one-two in time trial for Team USA at Pan American Road Championships

KUSSNACHT, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 14: Kristen Faulkner of The United States and Team EF Education-Oatly competes in the breakaway during the 5th Tour de Suisse Women 2025, Stage 3 a 123.1km stage from Oberkirch to Kussnacht / #UCIWWT / on June 14, 2025 in Kussnacht, Switzerland. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images) — Faulkner in 2025 (Image credit: Getty Images)

US riders Kristen Faulkner and Emily Ehrlich went one-two in the elite women's individual time trial on Tuesday to score the first two medals for Team USA at the 2026 Pan American Road Championships.

Faulkner blasted across the 31.4km flat course in 38:31, with Ehrlich 32 seconds back. Aranza Valentina Villalón of Chile finished 2:47 off Faulkner's time to take the bronze medal at the event, which is this year unfolding in Colombia from March 17-22.

The US duo accounted for three medals last month at the Pan Am Track Championships in Chile, with Faulkner winning two gold medals in the Individual Pursuit and the Team Pursuit – joined by Olivia Cummins, Bethany Ingram and Emma Louise Jimenez Palos – while Ehrlich also added the silver medal in the Individual Pursuit. It was the first time Faulkner had returned to track competition since the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

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