Faulkner, Vargas win time trial titles at Pan American Games

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Kristen Faulkner wins elite women's time trial title at the Pan American Games 2023
Kristen Faulkner wins elite women's time trial title at the Pan American Games 2023 (Image credit: USA Cycling / Twitter)

Kristen Faulkner (USA) and Walter Vargas (Colombia) have won titles in the elite women's and elite men's time trials, respectively, at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile on Sunday.

The time trial courses were predominantly flat and took place between Isla de Maipo and the Palacio de La Moneda, with the women completing one lap and the men two laps of a 20.1km circuit. 

Kirsten Frattini
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Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.