Fans hoping to see the professional debut of Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) will have to wait a little while longer. Phinney, the U.S. national time trial champion, announced on his blog Wednesday that he will miss his planned start at the Tour of Qatar due to a knee injury.
Taylor Phinney plans to tackle the spring classics and the Tour of California in his pro debut, but BMC promises no pressure, saying it's all about gaining experience.
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The American is pumped for Paris-Nice and the spring classics, an undecided on defending his world pursuit title
USA Cycling and the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame name Mara Abbott and Taylor Phinney Athletes of the Year.
All four (yes, FOUR) of the men's U23 road race podium finishers at a post-race news conference.
With a record of making history, Taylor Phinney hits another milestone by becoming the first joint winner of a medal in the history of any world road championships.
Australian Michael Matthews produced a powerful finishing sprint to claim the under-23 men's crown at the world road race cycling championships on Friday. Phinney shares bronze.
American Taylor Phinney talks about his latest world championship win at a post-race news conference
American Taylor Phinney added another world title to his growing list with victory in the men's under-23 time trial at the world road race cycling championships on Wednesday.
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BMC Racing's Jim Ochowicz talks with VeloNews about signing Taylor Phinney and the team's role in developing young riders.
Contract stability heading into 2012 Olympics was paramount for American phenom.
Twenty-year-old Taylor Phinney has opted to ride the 2011 season as a member of BMC, team president Jim Ochowicz announced Wednesday.
Taylor Phinney is the favorite for a U23 world title, but he's now qualified to race as an elite. The young star is still pondering ...
UPDATED: Taylor Phinney edges Levi Leipheimer for the stars-and-stripes.
HTC-Columbia's Tejay Van Garderen is in 11th with a shot at moving in to the top ten in his first grand tour.
Tyler Farrar is the likely leader of the nine-man U.S. men team for the world's road race. A cast of young riders, and perhaps Christian Vande Velde, will provide support.
Taylor Phinney crashes and loses nearly 20 minutes, and the race lead, at the Tour de l'Avenir. But with no broken bones, he hopes to start stage 3 on Wednesday.
Taylor Phinney finishes fifth in the sprint to keep his yellow jersey.
USA Cycling rider Ben King shares his video from inside Taylor Phinney's follow car during Phinney's victorious ride in the Tour de l'Avenir prologue on Sunday.
American Taylor Phinney won the 7.8-kilometer prologue at the 2010 Tour de l'Avenir Sunday, taking the first leader's jersey at the prestigious U23 stage race.
Taylor Phinney (Trek-Livestrong) notched another stripe in his time trial belt Friday night as flew to the stage 3 win in the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah as Levi Leipheimer puts time into GC rivals.
Chalk up another time trial win for Trek-Livestrong in 2010, as Taylor Phinney blitzed the 2.8-mile Capitol Prologue at the Tour of Utah Tuesday night
HTC-Columbia's Matt Goss scored a win in the opening stage of the Tour of Denmark on Wednesday.
The pro road scene clicks back into gear this week with the Tour of Poland and Taylor Phinney's ProTour debut at the Tour of Denmark
The future is now. VeloNews takes a close look at the fresh young crop of super-talent riders, such as cover boy Tejay Van Garderen, world champion Taylor Phinney, Liquigas' sensation Peter Sagan and more.
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A new generation of riders will get their first taste of big-time European racing next week as the latest crew of stagiaires enters the peloton for the second half of the season.
The Kiwi will head overseas next week after wrapping up the Cascade Classic.
RadioShack’s stagiare and neo-pro train in the Alps with USA Cycling Champion’s Club, visit the Tour
Phinney resting up before splitting rest of season with Shack, national team
American Taylor Phinney (Trek-Livestrong) becomes the first in history to win two Paris-Roubaix U23 races.
Taylor Phinney (Trek-Livestrong) wins the Olympias Tour .
Results from the 2010 Olympias Tour.
Olympic team pursuit champion Ed Clancy wins the men's omnium at the world track cycling championships.
Two-time world pursuit champion Taylor Phinney is Trek-Livestrong’s marquee rider.
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 world track cycling championships.
American Taylor Phinney easily beat New Zealand's Jesse Sergent to successfully defend his individual pursuit title at the world track championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Thursday.
Breaking 14-year-old world records might not yet be on Jack Bobridge's radar, but all eyes should be riveted on the Australian Thursday in the men's pursuit at the world track championships.
Americans Taylor Phinney and Sarah Hammer are looking forward to a little friendly competition as track worlds kick off Wednesday in Denmark.
Sir Chris Hoy is back on track for the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Eight Americans, including a current and a former world champ, queue up for track worlds in Copenhagen
USA Cycling has named its team for the upcoming UCI Track World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 24-28.
For the first time on the international stage, the under-23 team of Trek-Livestrong is racing against the likes of ProTour squads Quick Step, Team Sky and Saxo Bank at the Tour of Qatar.
Certain dates in cycling history have earned far greater importance than others — among them February 7, which saw an inauspicious debut and an untimely departure.
It was a day of firsts for Trek-Livestrong at the 2010 Tour of Qatar,
Despite the fact that the barbecue wine was Silver Oak and the bonfire was stoked with old art crates, a weekend at Lance Armstrong's ranch was still just a bunch of great folks enjoying the mountain bike lifestyle.
Removing individual pursuit from the Olympics is a mistake, John Wilcockson tells UCI President Pat McQuaid
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