Taylor Phinney
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Taylor Phinney (born June 27, 1990 in Boulder, Colorado) is a world champion 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 breakthrough 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 24, 2008, Lance Armstrong announced that Phinney has been named to the Under-23 team being organized by the seven-time Tour de France Champion .
Original Wikipedia article: Taylor Phinney
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Personal Information
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| Player name | Taylor Phinney |
| Birth date | 1990/06/27 |
| Sport | Cycling |
| Status | Active |
| Weight | 82 lb |
Original Wikipedia article: Taylor Phinney
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