U.S. Cyclist Chloe Dygert Trusts ‘God’s Plan’ After Bronze Medal

Published: July 29, 2024

U.S. Cyclist Chloe Dygert Trusts ‘God’s Plan’ After Bronze Medal

By Movieguide® Contributor

Team USA cyclist Chloe Dygert is keeping God first after her first event at this summer’s Olympic Games didn’t turn out how she hoped.

In the individual road cycling time trial, she finished with a bronze medal due to a crash mid-race, though she hoped to place better.

This isn’t the first setback Dygert has faced. Earlier this year, she suffered a near career-ending Achilles injury and got COVID. Despite the challenges, she knows God has a reason for everything.

“Everybody shows up to win a gold medal,” Dygert told 9News’ Matt Renoux following the race. “That’s been my goal since my accident, since Tokyo. I’m really bummed. I’m not going to lie. I’m not going to sit here and say that it’s what I wanted, but this is just God’s plan.”

Despite her fall, she never thought about quitting.

“I could have very easily just stopped,” she explained. “I could have given up. I could have just rode easy to the finish line. I still tried to give everything I could to see where I could finish. The girls who were ahead of me had a great day. It was a fantastic ride from them both.”

She also underwent surgery earlier this year, which could have taken her out of the Olympics completely, but Dygert kept her faith in God and trusted in His plan.

She held onto James 1:2-4, which says, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

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Dygert still has two more events to run in the 2024 Paris Olympics: Road Race in road cycling on Aug. 4 and Team Pursuit in track cycling on Aug. 6.

“I’m going to say my prayers,” Dygert said of her approach to the rest of her events. “I’m going to see my family, have some fun. I’m going to enjoy my time here in Paris and really take in what it means to be an Olympian, what it means to represent the United States.”