Summer Olympian

Spread the word on the web...

Just click on any of the links below to share Phinney the Phenom Powers into Olympic Cycling on an Important Day for His Dad with the world.

Email a friend...

Send Phinney the Phenom Powers into Olympic Cycling on an Important Day for His Dad to a friend via email.

Send to email address (required):

Your email address (required):

Your Name (required):

<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.summerolympian.com/olympics/comment/phinney-the-phenom-powers-into-olympic-cycling-on-an-important-day-for-his-/">Phinney the Phenom Powers into Olympic Cycling on an Important Day for His Dad</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted April 6, 2008 at 09:00 AM by Scott L. Place</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">His father, Davis Phinney, was one of the most fearsome sprinters in the early days of American professional cycling. He was the first American to win a stage of the Tour de France in 1986, had more wins (328) than any other American cyclist and an Olympic bronze medal. His mother, Connie Carpenter-Phinney was an Olympic gold medalist in the 1984 games. Not a bad genetic pool to be born into as a cyclist. Taylor had only shown a bit of interest in the sport until he went to the 2005 Tour de France and met a friend of his dad’s. A guy named Armstrong. At the age of 15 Taylor thought he might give the sport a try. Fast forward, literally, almost 3 years and the 17 year old high school senior is the world U-23 world time trial…<a href="http://www.summerolympian.com/olympics/comment/phinney-the-phenom-powers-into-olympic-cycling-on-an-important-day-for-his-/">(<a href="http://www.summerolympian.com/olympics/comment/phinney-the-phenom-powers-into-olympic-cycling-on-an-important-day-for-his-/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.summerolympian.com/olympics/comment/phinney-the-phenom-powers-into-olympic-cycling-on-an-important-day-for-his-/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.summerolympian.com/olympics/comment/phinney-the-phenom-powers-into-olympic-cycling-on-an-important-day-for-his-/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.summerolympian.com/olympics/archive/category/beijing-2008/">Beijing-2008</a>, <a href="http://www.summerolympian.com/olympics/archive/category/culture-history/">Culture/History</a>, <a href="http://www.summerolympian.com/olympics/archive/category/human-interest/">Human-Interest</a>, <a href="http://www.summerolympian.com/olympics/archive/category/events/">Events</a>, <a href="http://www.summerolympian.com/olympics/archive/category/cycling/">Cycling</a>, <a href="http://www.summerolympian.com/olympics/archive/category/featured-writers/">Featured-Writers</a>, <a href="http://www.summerolympian.com/olympics/archive/category/scott-l-place/">Scott-L-Place</a><br /><br /> </P>