Kristin Armstrong (born August 11, 1973) is a professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist, the winner of the Women's Time Trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She rides for Cervélo TestTeam in women's elite professional events on the National Racing Calendar (NRC) and UCI Women's World Cup. Armstrong earned a bachelor's degree in sports physiology from the University of Idaho in 1995, and currently lives in Boise, Idaho. She is often confused with Lance Armstrong's ex-wife, whose name is also Kristin. Kristin Armstrong the cyclist and Lance Armstrong are not related.
The three-time national champion finished 8th (top U.S. finisher) in the women's road race at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Prior to professional cycling (pre-2001), Armstrong was a triathlete and spent many hours perfecting her strokes in the pool at the Boise Family YMCA, where she also served as Director of Aquatics, managing more than 50 lifeguards, swim instructors, and others.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Armstrong completed the biggest achievement of her career by winning the gold medal in the women's road time trial competition on August 13. Finishing in under 35 minutes, Armstrong was 25 seconds ahead of silver medalist Emma Pooley from Great Britain, with Karin Thürig from Switzerland taking the bronze.
Of Armstrong, Velonews wrote:"Kristin Armstrong is famous for both her success in bicycle racing, and the “type-A” attention to detail that keeps her climbing the podium at critical races every season."
Major achievements
2007 – Team Lipton 2008 – Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team 2009 References
- ^ http://www.velonews.com/article/90511/born-for-beijing-the-k-edge-chain-catcher-goes-into
External links
- Kristin Armstrong profile at the Cycling Website
- Kristin Armstrong USA - official site
- TEAm Lipton.com - rider's bio
- TeamUSA.org - U.S. Olympic Team biography
- Cycling News.com - The other Armstrong:
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