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• Taylor Phinney Opens USA Cyling Elite Track National Championships With Kilometer Time Trial Title
  October 2nd, 2008
  

  Blatchford Takes 250-Meter Time Trial Crown
  Carson, Calif. (October 2, 2008)—The 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships opened at the ADT Event Center velodrome at the Home Depot Center on Wednesday as three national champions were crowned on the first day of competition.
  Following a meteoric rise in the individual pursuit event since last year’s championships, [...]

• Wiggins Can Set New World Record, Says Chief
  August 15th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 15, 2008 (AFP) - Britain’s search for more Olympic track
  cycling glory was given a huge boost Friday in the qualifying sessions for the
  men’s and women’s individual pursuit.
  And it could come with the additional bonus of Bradley Wiggins breaking
  compatriot Chris Boardman’s longstanding world record of four [...]

• Britain’s Hoy, Wiggins Chasing Gold To Be King Of The Keirin
  August 14th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 14, 2008 (AFP) - Britain’s Chris Hoy could face his biggest
  test yet as the king of the keirin when he bids to add Olympic gold to his two
  world titles here on Saturday.
  A day after aiming to give Britain the edge in the team sprint, the
  hotly-contested [...]

• Battle Of The ‘Brads’ Could Light Up The Laoshan Velodrome
  August 14th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 14, 2008 (AFP) - Bradley McGee is hoping to put a silver
  lining around yet another injury-hit season when he saddles up with Olympic
  medals - not history - on his mind at the Laoshan velodrome on Friday.
  But as he aims to qualify for the men’s individual [...]

• American World Junior Champion Taylor Phinney Sets His Sites On Beijing Gold, Tour Titles
  July 24th, 2008
  

  by Jim Slater
  WASHINGTON, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - Two-time world junior cycling champion Taylor Phinney hopes to follow in his parents’ footsteps and reach the medal podium at the Beijing Olympics.
  Phinney will race in the 4km individual pursuit after winning the 3km world junior individual pursuit [...]

• TAYLOR PHINNEY SETS JUNIOR WORLD RECORD IN 3000-METER INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT
  June 16th, 2008
  

  Carson, Calif. (June 16, 2008)-As the United States Cycling Team makes its final preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games, several track athletes attended USA Cycling’s Team Selection Camp June 15-16 at the ADT Event Center in suburban Los Angeles where records fell and automatic time standards were eclipsed by five riders.
  Seventeen-year-old Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo.) [...]