Taylor Phinney Sets Two US Track Records

By BikeRadar & AFP

American Taylor Phinney won the Men’s Individual Pursuit during day one of the UCI Track World Cup V on February 13, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Teenaged track cycling tyro Taylor Phinney added lustre to his new American record in the individual pursuit by winning the four-lap kilometre event at the World Cup event in Copenhagen Saturday. Phinney, the son of former road professional Davis Phinney and former women’s world pursuit champion Connie Carpenter, is going from strength to strengh one month ahead of the world championships in Poland.

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Taylor Phinney Sets Two US Track Records

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