Taylor

Phinney

Quick Facts

• Son of Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter-Phinney
• Has a younger sister, Kelsey
• Lived in Italy for three years as a teenager while his parents ran a European bike touring company
• Speaks Italian
• Mother, Connie, was the first women’s cyclist to win an Olympic gold medal, winning the first Olympic cycling event for women in the 1984 road race
• Previously, his mother also represented Team USA at the 1972 Olympic Winter Games in speedskating
• Father, Davis, won a bronze medal in the team time trial at the 1984 Olympic Games and was also a Tour de France stage winner
• Interests include dancing, eating, playing video games and doing flips on the trampoline.

Olympic Experience

• 3-time Olympian
• Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, (Road race - Men), 22th (Individual time trial - Men)
• Olympic Games London 2012, 4th (Individual time trial - Men, Road race - Men)
• Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 7th (4km Individual Pursuit - Men)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2016 – silver (Team time trial - Men), 15th (Individual time trial - Men), 43th (Road race - Men)
• Years of participation: Individual time trial - Men 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; Road race - Men 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; Team time trial - Men 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; 4km Individual Pursuit - Men 2008, 2009, 2010; Omnium - Men 2009, 2010; 1km Time Trial - Men 2009
• Medals: 12 (5 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)
• Gold – 2015 (Team time trial - Men); 2010 (4km Individual Pursuit - Men, Individual time trial - Men); 2009 (4km Individual Pursuit - Men); 2007 (Individual time trial - Men)
• Silver – 2016 (Team time trial - Men); 2012 (Individual time trial - Men, Team time trial - Men); 2009 (1km Time Trial - Men)
• Bronze – 2010 (Omnium - Men, Road race - Men); 2008 (Individual time trial - Men)

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