Taylor Phinney

Taylor Phinney
Phinney at the 2016 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full nameTaylor Carpenter-Phinney
NicknameMini Phinney[1]
Born (1990-06-27) June 27, 1990 (age 34)
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[2]
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Time trial specialist[2]
Professional teams
2009–2010Trek–Livestrong
2011–2016BMC Racing Team
2017–2019Cannondale–Drapac[3]
Major wins
Road

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2012)

Stage races

Dubai Tour (2014)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2010, 2014, 2016)
Track
Individual pursuit, World Championships
(2009, 2010)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pruszków Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ballerup Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pruszków 1 km time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ballerup Omnium
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Melbourne/Geelong Under-23 time trial
Silver medal – second place 2012 Valkenburg Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Melbourne/Geelong Under-23 road race
Representing BMC Racing Team
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Richmond Team time trial
Silver medal – second place 2012 Valkenburg Team time trial
Silver medal – second place 2016 Doha Team time trial

Taylor Carpenter-Phinney (born June 27, 1990) is an American retired professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2019 for the Trek–Livestrong, BMC Racing Team and EF Education First teams.[4] Phinney specialized in time trials on the road as well as the individual pursuit on the track, winning the world title in the discipline in 2009 and 2010.

  1. ^ Henderson, John (9 May 2008). ""Mini Phinney" on the move". Denver Post. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Taylor Phinney Bio". TaylorPhinney.com.
  3. ^ "EF Education First Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ Ballinger, Alex (17 October 2019). "Taylor Phinney retires from professional racing at 29". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2 January 2020.