American cyclist Kristen Faulkner secured the gold medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics women’s road race Sunday in Paris, ending Team USA’s 40-year medal drought in the competition. Connie Carpenter-Phinney took home gold for the United States in the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles but since then, it had been disappointment after disappointment for the U.S. in the women’s road race. That’s no more, as Faulkner broke away with three kilometers to go to take gold. “This is a dream come true,” Faulkner said, via Tess DeMeyer of The Athletic. “I’m still looking at that finish line sign wondering ho…