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• BMC Racing Team Readies For First Vuelta
  August 17th, 2011
  

  The BMC Racing Team’s lineup for its first Vuelta a España is geared toward looking for opportunities in breakaways and stage wins, Directeur Sportif John Lelangue said. Plenty Of Options [...]

• Gilbert Wins Eneco Tour Third Stage
  August 11th, 2011
  

  ANDenne, Belgium, Aug 11, 2011 (AFP) – Belgium champion Philippe Gilbert of the Omega Pharma team won the third stage of the Eneco Tour on Thursday to take the overall [...]

• Greipel Gets The Double, Phinney Retains Lead At Eneco Tour
  August 10th, 2011
  

  ARDOOIE, Aug 10, 2011 – German sprint specialist Andre Greipel of Omega-Pharma claimed his second successive victory on the Eneco Tour, finishing ahead of American Tyler Farrar and Norway’s Edvald [...]

• Greipel Rides In Seventh Heaven, Phinney Retains Lead
  August 9th, 2011
  

  Sint Willebrord, Netherlands, Aug 9, 2011 (AFP) – German sprint specialist Andre Greipel recorded his seventh win of the season here on Tuesday as the Omega Pharma rider won the [...]

• Phinney Beats Boasson Hagen, And Millar At Eneco Prologue
  August 8th, 2011
  

  AMersfoort, Netherlands, Aug 8, 2011 (AFP) – Highly-regarded American rider Taylor Phinney claimed his first win in the professional ranks here on Monday when he took the 5.7 kilometres prologue [...]

• Zabriskie Wins Stage 4, Evans In Leaders Jersey At Tour de Romandie
  April 30th, 2011
  

  SIGNAL-DE-BOUGY, Switzerland, April 30, 2011 – America’s David Zabriskie, riding for the Garmin Cervelo team, won the fourth stage of the Tour de Romandie on Saturday, a 20.1km time-trial between [...]

• Castroviejo Surprises With Tour de Romandie Prologue Win
  April 26th, 2011
  

  MARTIGNY, Switzerland, April 26, 2011 – Spaniard Jonathan Castroviejo won the three kilometer prologue of the six day Tour de Romandie on Tuesday. US rider Taylor Phinney was second in [...]

• Evans Returns At Tour de Romandie
  April 25th, 2011
  

  Cadel Evans makes his return to racing for the BMC Racing Team Tuesday at the Tour de Romandie. The former world champion said he’s feeling “90 to 95 percent” recovered [...]

• Knee Pain Forces Phinney’s Withdrawal
  March 24th, 2011
  

  Continued pain in his left knee forced Taylor Phinney to abandon his first WorldTour race Wednesday, midway through Stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya. Hopeful For Roubaix Phinney said [...]

• Phinney Returns To Competition For BMC Racing Team
  March 13th, 2011
  

  Taylor Phinney will resume his racing program for the BMC Racing Team at the Volta a Catalunya (March 21-27) following his recovery from a training ride crash last month. Excited [...]

• Phinney Won’t Start Paris-Nice
  March 3rd, 2011
  

  BMC Racing Team Has Options For Paris-Nice With no designated leader for Paris-Nice, the BMC Racing Team brings a number of options into its first appearance in the eight-day race [...]

• Phinney Recovering From Crash
  February 26th, 2011
  

  Taylor Phinney suffered a mild concussion Friday when he crashed on a training ride near his home in Lucca, Italy. But BMC Racing Team Chief Medical Officer Dr. Max Testa [...]

• Phinney Makes Pro Debut at Tour of Oman
  February 12th, 2011
  

  SANTA ROSA, California, Feb 11, 2011 – Reigning world individual pursuit champion Taylor Phinney of the United States will make his pro road cycling debut next week at the Tour [...]

• BMC Racing Team Rider Profile: Meet Taylor Phinney
  January 3rd, 2011
  

  He is considered one of the most promising professional cyclists of his generation. But for Taylor Phinney, there will be no immediate pressure to perform in his first season with [...]

• Taylor Phinney Wins USOC Athlete of the Month Honor For October
  November 12th, 2010
  

  Colorado Springs, Colo. – Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo./Trek-Livestrong) was named October Male Athlete of the Month by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) today for his performance at the UCI [...]

• Phinney and Abbott USA Cycling Male and Female Athlete of the Year
  October 28th, 2010
  

  USA Cycling partners with U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame to launch new award Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 28, 2010) – For the first time in history USA Cycling is partnering [...]

• Matthews Wins Maiden World U23 Crown For Australia
  October 1st, 2010
  

  GEELONG, Australia – Australian Michael Matthews produced a powerful finishing burst to claim the under-23 men’s crown at the world road race cycling championships on Friday. Matthews, 20, finished the [...]

• Pooley and Phinney Dominate Time Trials At Worlds
  September 29th, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis GEELONG, Australia – Britain’s Emma Pooley and American Taylor Phinney dominated the opening time trials on the first day of the world road race championships Wednesday. [...]

• Phinney Places Doubt On 2012 Olympic Omnium Bid
  September 29th, 2010
  

  GEELONG, Australia – American cycling sensation Taylor Phinney has placed doubt on his participation in the maiden omnium event at the London 2012 Olympics. The 20-year-old is the reigning world [...]

• Phinney Wins U-23 World Time Trial Title
  September 29th, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) GEELONG, Australia – American Taylor Phinney added another world title to his growing list with a narrow victory in the men’s under-23 time trial at [...]

• Phinney Opts For BMC, Not Armstrong’s RadioShack
  September 23rd, 2010
  

  SANTA ROSA, California, Sept 22, 2010 (AFP) – Two-time cycling pursuit world champion Taylor Phinney has signed to ride for BMC Racing in 2011, opting to join the Swiss-US team [...]

• BMC Racing Team Signs Taylor Phinney
  September 22nd, 2010
  

  Multi-time world and U.S. national champion Taylor Phinney will become part of the BMC Racing Team in 2011, joining the American team that already includes Cadel Evans, George Hincapie and [...]

• Taylor Phinney Wins USA Cycling Professional Time Trial National
  September 18th, 2010
  

  Taylor Phinney wins Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Time Trial National Championship Greenville, S.C. (Sept. 18, 2010) – Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo./Trek-Livestrong) became only the second athlete to win [...]

• Phinney Wins L’Avenir Prologue
  September 5th, 2010
  

  Vierzon, France (September 5, 2010) — The USA Cycling National Development Program started off the Tour de l’Avenir as hoped; with a victory by Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo./Trek-LIVESTRONG) in the [...]

• Tour de l’Avenir Draws World’s Top U23 Talent To France
  September 4th, 2010
  

  Colorado Springs, Colorado – The USA Cycling National Development Program will field six of the country’s top under-23 talent at the upcoming Tour de l’Avenir. The group, who have logged [...]

• Taylor Phinney Wins Tour of Utah Individual Time Trial
  August 21st, 2010
  

  Taylor Phinney Wins Tour of Utah Individual Time Trial by Two Seconds, But Levi Leipheimer Keeps the Yellow Jersey SALT LAKE CITY – August 21, 2010 – Trek-LIVESTRONG’s Taylor Phinney [...]

• The Cody Chronicles – Tour of Utah Stage 4
  August 21st, 2010
  

  Taylor Phinney rode 9.2 miles (14.8km) in 16min 36secs at an average speed of 33.2mph (53.5kph). Levi Leipheimer wore his bib shorts over his jersey (more aero) as he didn’t [...]

• David Tanner Wins At The Tour Of Utah Stage 1, Dowsett Now Leader
  August 18th, 2010
  

  Trek-LIVESTRONG’s Leaders Jersey Transfers from Taylor Phinney to Alex Dowsett at The Tour Of Utah SALT LAKE CITY – August 18, 2010 – The first stage of the Larry H. [...]

• Trek-LIVESTRONG’s Taylor Phinney Pulls On Yellow at Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Prologue
  August 18th, 2010
  

  SALT LAKE CITY – August 17, 2010 – Team Trek-LIVESTRONG came out swinging in the Tour of Utah Prologue , presented by the Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau, with [...]

• Taylor Phinney Set To Make Pro Debut At Tour of Denmark
  July 29th, 2010
  

  Standout US cyclist Taylor Phinney will make his professional debut for the RadioShack team of Lance Armstrong at the Tour of Denmark from August 4-8, the team has confirmed on [...]

• Three Stagiaires for Team RadioShack
  July 29th, 2010
  

  July 29th 2010 – Three talented young riders are joining Team RadioShack as stagiaires starting next week. Two riders from Trek-Livestrong, Taylor Phinney (USA) and Jesse Sergent (New Zealand) and [...]

• Leipheimer Keeps Gila Lead, Phinney Wins Stage
  May 1st, 2010
  

  SILVER CITY, New Mexico, May 1, 2010 (AFP) – Levi Leipheimer kept his 59-second lead entering Sunday’s final stage of the Tour of the Gila with help from fellow American [...]

• Gulf Races A Boost For World Track Success
  March 27th, 2010
  

  COPENHAGEN, March 26, 2010 (AFP) – The demands of early season stage races like the Tours of Oman and Qatar have been given the thumbs-up by medal-winning stars at the [...]

• Taylor Phinney World’s Fastest Pursuiter
  March 25th, 2010
  

  by Justin Davis American Taylor Phinney dominated New Zealand’s Jesse Sergent to successfully defend his individual pursuit title here at the world track championships on Thursday. Phinney, who is the [...]

• Phinney Defends Men’s Individual Pursuit Title
  March 25th, 2010
  

  COPENHAGEN, March 25, 2010 (AFP) – American Taylor Phinney dominated New Zealand’s Jesse Sergent to successfully defend his individual pursuit title here at the world track championships on Thursday. Australia’s [...]

• Sergent To Meet Phinney For Pursuit Gold
  March 25th, 2010
  

  COPENHAGEN, March 25, 2010 (AFP) – New Zealand’s Jesse Sergent will meet American Taylor Phinney in the men’s individual pursuit gold final after qualifying fastest at the world track championships [...]

• Hoy Looking For Olympic Markers On Track Worlds Return
  March 22nd, 2010
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, March 22, 2010 (AFP) – Four-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy will return to familiar ground this week in search of assurances that his bid to [...]

• Chicchi Finds Glory at Tour of Qatar Stage 4
  February 10th, 2010
  

  Francesco Chicchi of Italy won the fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar cycle race here on Wednesday while Dutchman Wouter Mol retained the overall lead. Chicchi won a sprint [...]

• Phinney, Hammer, Massie and Walker Hold Multiple Titles After Four Days Of Competition
  October 4th, 2009
  

  Carson, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2009)—The 2009 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships continued at the Home Depot Center velodrome on Saturday with Giddeon Massie (Zion Hill, Pa./Bike Religion) and Taylor [...]

• Elite Track National Championships Sept. 30-Oct. 4 in Carson, California
  September 29th, 2009
  

  Carson, Calif. – (September 28, 2009) –The 2009 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships will take place September 30 – October 4 at the Home Depot Center Velodrome in Carson, [...]

• Taylor Phinney Stands Tall Among The Track Giants
  March 30th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PRUSZKOW, Poland, March 30, 2009 (AFP) – Less than seven months after the Beijing Olympics the slow march to London in 2012 began in earnest at the [...]

• American Taylor Phinney To Meet Jack Bobridge In Men’s Pursuit Final
  March 26th, 2009
  

  American Taylor Phinney clocked the fastest time in qualifying for the men’s individual pursuit Thursday to set up a gold duel with Australian Jack Bobridge here at the world track [...]

• Phinney Gunning for Wiggins’ World Crown
  March 25th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PRUSZKOW, Poland, March 25, 2009 (AFP) – American sensation Taylor Phinney is gunning for the first of a possible two gold medals when he lines up for [...]

• American Prodigy Taylor Phinney Targets World Triple
  March 5th, 2009
  

  American cycling prodigy Taylor Phinney has entered three events at the world track championships later this month, the American cycling federation said. The 18-year-old Phinney will ride in the individual [...]

• Taylor Phinney Backs Up Pursuit Record With Record Kilo Time
  February 14th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Feb 14, 2009 (AFP) – 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 [...]

• PHINNEY RECORDS NEW TRACK RECORD ON WAY TO THIRD NATIONAL TITLE
  October 4th, 2008
  

  Eighteen-Year Old Captures Second Straight Elite Individual Pursuit Championship Carson, Calif. (October 4, 2008)—Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo./Garmin-Chipotle) set a new track record in the men’s 4,000-meter individual pursuit and won [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]