PARIS — Chloé Dygert, a Brownsburg native and member of the U.S. women’s cycling team, won the bronze medal in the women’s cycling time trial event on Saturday.
Dygert is the world champion for two different women’s cycling events: the individual pursuit, which takes place on the track, and the time trial, which takes place on the road.
In 2020, she faced a dangerous crash in Italy that tore her quadriceps and nearly stripped away her career. Luckily, she overcame this, but faced an injury to her Achilles tendon and a COVID-19 diagnosis earlier this year.
During Saturday’s time trial, Dygert reportedly crashed into a corner, which resulted in her slipping to third place. She was beaten by Anna Henderson from Great Britain for the silver medal and Grace Brown from Australia for the gold medal.
Despite taking home the bronze herself, Dygert expressed her drive to exceed the third place status. “I don’t show up to a race to lose,” she said. “I’m not going to be a sore loser, but everybody shows up to win. Everybody who shows up who isn’t on the top step is going to say the same thing. I’ve just got to be better.”
To learn more about Dygert, check out her page on the USA Cycling website.
