16 Facts About Kristin Armstrong

Kristin Armstrong Savola is a former professional road bicycle racer and three-time Olympic gold medalist, the winner of the women's individual time trial in 2008,2012, and 2016.

Kristin Armstrong spent many hours perfecting her strokes in the pool at the Boise Family YMCA, where she served as Director of Aquatics, managing more than 50 lifeguards, swim instructors, and others.

Kristin Armstrong was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both hips in 2001 at age 27, and told that she could no longer run at an elite level, thus ending her triathlon career and leading her to focus exclusively on cycling.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, Kristin Armstrong completed the biggest achievement of her career by winning the gold medal in the women's road time trial competition on August 13.

Kristin Armstrong announced at the end of 2010 that she would return to competitive cycling, with the goal of competing at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

However, during the first stage of the Tour of the Gila, which she had won twice previously, Kristin Armstrong came down with food poisoning.

Kristin Armstrong ended up withdrawing from the race and returning home to recover.

Kristin Armstrong successfully defended her Olympic title in the individual time trial at the 2012 Olympics in London and became the oldest rider to win an Olympic time trial, and finished 35th in the Women's road race.

The upshot was that Kristin Armstrong's place was taken by Tayler Wiles.

Kristin Armstrong became the oldest female cyclist to win an Olympic medal.

In September 2017 Kristin Armstrong joined USA Cycling as Endurance Performance Director.

In December 2019 Kristin Armstrong created and launched her bike computer mount line of products called KX3 Sports.

Kristin Armstrong enrolled at the University of Idaho in Moscow, where she ran track for the Vandals for a season as a walk-on and was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

Kristin Armstrong earned a bachelor's degree from UI in sports physiology in 1995, and currently lives in Boise, Idaho.

Kristin Armstrong is often confused with the ex-wife of fellow cyclist Lance Armstrong, whose name is Kristin.

Kristin Armstrong is married to Joe Savola; their son Lucas William Savola was born on September 15,2010.