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Taylor Phinney: Why He Rocks: Or Keeping it in the Family

By Maggie on | From andyschleckbestbikeraceroftheuniverse.blogspot.com
Taylor Phinney is competing right now in the Men's Individual Pursuit at the Velodrome in Beijing. This kid is only 18 years old, but he seriously rocks.  Although he didn't medal (bummer); keep your ears and eyes open for this kid in future major cycling events, including the Tour de France.News on the net says that Taylor is spending A LOT of time hanging with the US Gymnasts (the girls of course.) Go Taylor! Just stay away from those underage Chinese Gymnasts.Note: How the heck can your...Read Full Story

Exclusive Interview with Teen Olympic Cyclist Taylor Phinney

By John Newlin on
5 facts about Taylor Phinney. 1) His mother was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in cycling and his father was the first American to win a stage in the Tour de France. 2) He lives in Boulder, Colorado and turns 18 on June 27, 2008. 3) His first Olympic competition is the Individual Pursuit where to riders start on opposite sides of the track and race 16 laps – first rider to complete the 16 laps or catch the other rider wins. 4) He is the defending Junior World Champion in the...Read Full Story

Masked Olympic Cyclists Arrive in Beijing

By Tatiana Guertin on
Right about now the four United States cyclists who arrived in Beijing Wednesday wearing black masks, must be kicking themselves. Their choice to don the black masks, intended to protect athletes from the extremely high levels of pollution in Beijing, has apparently upset the host country, and in turn the United States Olympic Committee.Track cyclists Mike Friedman, Sarah Hammer, Bobby Lea and Jennie Reed have since apologized for their actions, saying their choice to wear the masks was in no...Read Full Story

The Olympic Trials, In Pictures

By Tatiana Guertin on
All over the world Olympic trials are taking place in a number of different events. Recently, trials for wrestling, judo and the new cycling event BMX came and went. Check out the pictures, and absorb the greatness that is the upcoming Olympic games. Click on the image to go to the event's gallery.Andrew Bisek (blue, near mat) is pinned by Cheney Haight (red) as Kevin Lozano ( red, far mat) is thrown by Jess Hargrave (blue) in the preliminary matches during the USA Olympic trials for...Read Full Story

Taylor Phinney Sets World Record

By John Newlin on
Chalk this up one up in the "Oh Hell Yeah" section of your score cards: Taylor Phinney's 3000-meter individual pursuit short course sprint time of 3 minutes 16.65 seconds is a new junior world record. As you might recall, Phinney, competing in just his 7th race, defeated Holland's Jenning Huizenga to take his first World Cup victory. That was in January of 2008 and it seems as though the 17-year-old from Boulder, Colorado just keeps getting faster. In fact, it stands to reason that by the...Read Full Story
All About Cycling at the Olympics

Cycling is competed in by both men and women in the Olympics. There are four different fields, Track Cycling, Road Cycling, Mountain Bike and BMX (which is new to this year's Olympic games).

Track Cycling
Team Spring Men
Sprint Men
Keirin Men
4000m Team Pursuit Men
4000m Individual Pursuit Men
Madison 50km Men
Points Race 40km Men
Sprint Women
3000m Individual Pursuit Women
Points Race 25km Women

Road Cycling
Road Race Men
Road Time Trial Men
Road Race Women
Road Time Trial Women

Mountain Bike
Mountain Bike Men
Mountain Bike Women

BMX
BMX Race Men
BMX Race Women
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