Connie Carpenter-Phinney
Cyclist and Olympic Medalist
Phinney's hopes for 2012 gold may already be gone...Lance Armstrong, who is a mentor of sorts to Phinney. "I can say this: Lance's goal was for Taylor to ride a pursuit bike in London for gold in 2012," Carpenter-Phinney said. Armstrong has even gone as far as to personally appeal to... In this article: Taylor Phinney, Connie Carpenter-Phinney, Lance Armstrong, International Olympic Committee, London, Pursuer, Tour de France, and Davis Phinney |
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www.washingtonpost.com | April 17, 2008
Phinney's cycling pedigree shining through
...for lost time, already earning comparisons with seven-times Tour winner Lance Armstrong. Phinney is the son of Connie Carpenter-Phinney, road race gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, and Davis Phinney, who in 1986 became the first...
In this article: Taylor Phinney, Lance Armstrong, Davis Phinney, Tour de France, Parkinson's disease, Eddy Merckx, Beijing Olympics, Beijing, and World Cup
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | March 26, 2009
British trio power to first gold of worlds
If ever a young man was born to ride it is Phinney, whose mother Connie Carpenter was the first Women's Olympic road champion in 1984 and whose father Davis Phinney was the first American to win a stage of the Tour de France, in 1986. And...
In this article: Mark Cavendish, Lizzie Armitstead, Taylor Phinney, Wendy Houvenaghel, Shanaze Reade, Lance Armstrong, Great Britain, and Tour de France
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Mashable! | February 26, 2009
Pro Cycling on Twitter: 48 People Who Aren't Lance Armstrong
Taylor comes from great cycling stock. He is the son of former professional racing cyclist Davis Phinney and former Olympic gold medal racing cyclist and speed skater Connie Carpenter-Phinney. And now, he's in the Lance Armstrong fold on...
In this article: Lance Armstrong, Twitter, Levi Leipheimer, Tour of California, and Tour de France
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Huffington Post | August 06, 2008
Olympic Events Viewer's Guide: Summaries Of The Major Events
...cycling legacy. His mother is 1984 Olympic gold medalist Connie Carpenter-Phinney, his father is former Tour de France stage winner Davis Phinney, and some people within the sport have already labeled the teen "The Next Lance." In road...
In this article: United States, Beijing, China, Athens, Tyson Gay, Liu Xiang, Michael Phelps, and International Olympic Committee
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USATODAY.com | September 24, 2008
Armstrong puts humanitarian concerns above racing legacy
...event, seemed to still be absorbing the opportunity. "I just feel honored that he even knows who I am," said Phinney, the son of Olympic cyclists Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter. "He wants to take me under his wing and mentor me and to...
In this article: Lance Armstrong, Tour de France, Cancer, Axel Merckx, Davis Phinney, USA Today, Astana, Constantina Tomescu, and Johan Bruyneel
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Connie Carpenter-Phinney (born February 26, 1957 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American former racing cyclist and speed skater who won four medals in World Cycling Championship competitions (both road and track cycling) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She also won the Gold medal in the cycling road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, as well as twelve U.S. national championships.
Before turning to cycling, Carpenter was a speed skater, one of many athletes who excelled in both sports. As a speed skater, she competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics where she finished 7th in the 1500m. In 1976, she won the U.S. national overall outdoor title, but an injury prevented her competing in the Olympics that year.
Carpenter 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 national criterium championships to her resume before winning the Olympic Gold medal in 1984. In winning the gold, she threw her bike towards the finish line, a controversial move that gave her a slight edge in beating Rebecca Twigg at the finish line.
While a student at the University of California, Berkeley her athletic career centered around rowing. She was a member of Cal's varsity for two seasons. In 1979, her varsity finished second nationally, and in 1980 she reached the top of the collegiate rowing world with a national championship in the varsity four.
Carpenter-Phinney is married to Davis Phinney, with whom she has two children, Taylor and Kelsey. She
is a member of both the U.S. Bicyling Hall of Fame and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.
- Full Name:
- Connie Carpenter-Phinney
- Birth Date:
- February 26, 1957
- Discipline:
- Road, Track & Speekskating
- Role:
- Rider
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