Connie Carpenter-Phinney

...Phinney's mother, Connie Carpenter-Phinney, said. "It's a pure discipline." Obviously, Carpenter-Phinney won't argue when it comes to gender parity. She was a world-class speedskater, switched to cycling and benefited greatly when women's...

In this article: Taylor Phinney, Lance Armstrong, International Olympic Committee, London, Pursuer, Tour de France, and Davis Phinney

...event before 1984 Los Angeles Games & 1988 Korean Games Helped establish careers for cycling greats: Greg LeMond, Davis Phinney, Connie Carpenter, Jeannie Longo, Rebecca Twigg, Jonathan Boyer, Phil Anderson, Steve Bauer, Andy Hampsten,...

In this article: Coors Classic, Colorado, Tour de France, Davis Phinney, Hawaii, Coit Tower, John Tesh, and Raul Alcala

...had trained on a bicycle during the off-season and, after the ankle injury in 1976 she began racing on the bike. In 1976, 1977, and 1979, she won the U.S. national road and track pursuit championships. Later, she added a pair of...

In this article: University of California, Berkeley, U.S., Cal, Olympic Gold, Winter Olympics, Rebecca Twigg, Davis Phinney, and Madison, Wisconsin

Editor's Note: Connie Carpenter is in Pruszkow, Poland, covering the Track World Championships for VeloNews.com while supporting her son, Taylor Phinney. Carpenter is a former world champion on the track and an avid fan of track cycling.

In this article: Connie Carpenter, Track cycling, Poland, and Pruszkow

...that is meant to be," Phinney said in a telephone interview from Poland. Phinney, the son of the 1984 Olympic cycling medalists Connie Carpenter and Davis Phinney, won the four-kilometer individual pursuit Thursday, becoming the first...

In this article: Davis Phinney, Taylor Phinney, World Cup, Track cycling, Copenhagen, Poland, Stefan Nimke, Bradley Wiggins, and Marty Nothstein

...more than 300 races in his illustrious career -- plus a bronze medalist at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, the same Games in which his wife, Connie Carpenter-Phinney, won gold -- couldn't even contemplate being in Beijing and with a ringside...

In this article: Davis Phinney, Taylor Phinney, United States, China, Maria Kristin Yulianti, Tong Wen, Beijing, and South Korea

...an Olympic legacy from his parents: His father, Davis Phinney, was an Olympian and a stage winner at the Tour de France, and his mother, Connie Carpenter-Phinney, won a gold medal at the Olympics in 1984. It's been an extremely busy year...

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Consider that one family can claim all of them, and it's more than a little astounding. "It is amazing," Carpenter-Phinney said. Carpenter-Phinney grew up in Wisconsin, just as the Hamms did. Her cycling career had taken her out of...

In this article: Taylor Phinney, Morgan Hamm, U.S. Olympic Committee, Paul Hamm, Wisconsin, Tour de France, and Davis Phinney

...Phinney, 17, said he hasn't been following the unrest that closely, except for seeing clips of some scuffles on the internet. His mother, Connie Carpenter-Phinney, won a cycling gold medal for the United States at the 1984 Olympics in Los...

In this article: Taylor Phinney, Michael Phelps, Paris, China, David Durante, U.S. women's soccer team, Mark Spitz, and Abby Wambach

...World Cup, cementing his standing as a major contender for Beijing. "This win gives me a lot of confidence if I qualify for the games," Phinney said. There were no long teams selected in men's road (Leipheimer was an automatic...

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