Taylor Phinney
Cyclist
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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Stuff | September 16, 2009
Young Kiwi learns from Lance Armstrong
...he shares with Sergent. Training with Armstrong and fellow Team Astana rider Levi Leipheimer had raised the bar, while current world individual pursuit champion Taylor Phinney, 19, was a highly regarded team-mate. Bewley admitted he was...
In this article: Lance Armstrong, Sam Bewley, Jesse Sergent, Axel Merckx, Tour de France, Eddie Merckx, Levi Leipheimer, New Zealand, and Team Astana
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USATODAY.com | February 13, 2009
Armstrong protege Taylor Phinney wins World Cup pursuit
Armstrong protege Taylor Phinney wins World Cup pursuit American Taylor Phinney won the men's individual pursuit at the track cycling World Cup event in Denmark on Friday. COPENHAGEN (AP) Taylor Phinney of the United States and Eleonora...
In this article: World Cup, Lance Armstrong, Volodymyr Dyudya, Eleonora van Dijk, Elizabeth Armistead, Victoria Pendleton, Kam-Po Wong, and Connie Carpenter-Phinney
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Yahoo! News | November 04, 2009
Phinney's hopes for 2012 gold may already be gone (AP)
...races and a stage winner at the Tour de France. Their kid has drawn rave reviews from cycling's biggest names, including and especially Lance Armstrong, who is a mentor of sorts to Phinney. "I can say this: Lance's goal was for Taylor to...
In this article: Connie Carpenter-Phinney, Lance Armstrong, International Olympic Committee, London, Pursuer, Tour de France, and Davis Phinney
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | July 25, 2009
Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong aims for podium finish as Mount Ventoux looms
...(Channel) teams is a good one." Armstrong added that he was following the 19-year-old Taylor Phinney, the individual pursuit world champion who currently rides for Armstrong's Livestrong development team. "He is still too young to turn...
In this article: Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador, Mont Ventoux, Bradley Wiggins, Andreas Kloeden, Astana, Tour de France 2009, Andy Schleck, Mark Cavendish, and Astana Team
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boston.com - Latest sports news | July 04, 2009
Phinney in no rush to reach cycling's grand stage
...gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. And his biggest backer is none other than Lance Armstrong, the seven-time Tour winner who picked Phinney to be part of his U-23 team last year. "I wouldn't rule anything out with Taylor,"...
In this article: Lance Armstrong, Tour de France, Cancer, U.S., Fabian Cancellara, Beijing Olympics, and Boulder
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Taylor Phinney (born June 27, 1990 in Boulder, Colorado) is an American racing cyclist, specialising on the track in individual pursuit. He is the son of former professional racing cyclist Davis Phinney and former Olympic gold medal racing cyclist and speed skater Connie Carpenter-Phinney. Phinney started bike racing at age 15 on Team Slipstream's Junior Team. He won around 30 races during his first year. His great break through happened in August 2007, when he won the Junior World Championships for the time trial. Since then he has competed in Nationals, World Cups and World Championships for track cycling. Phinney finished seventh in the individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Later in the year, at the US National Track Championships, he won gold medals in the elite 1 km time trial, individual pursuit and team pursuit races . On September 24th, 2008, Lance Armstrong announced that Phinney has been named to the U-23 team being organized by the seven-time Tour de France Champion .
- Full Name:
- Taylor Phinney
- Birth Date:
- June 27, 1990
- Weight:
- 82 kg
- Discipline:
- Track
- Pro Years:
- 2008
- Role:
- Rider
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