Phinney Olympic qualsRiding in heat 6 against Ukraine cyclist Volodymyr Dyudya, Taylor Phinney clocked the 7th fastest time during today’s qualifying heats for the 4000 meter individual pursuit. Taylor rode a 4′22.860″ qualifying time.

Taylor’s split times:
1000m - 1′07.621″
2000m - 1′04.552″
3000m - 1′04.856″
4000m - 1′05.831″

True to what Kelsey Phinney predicted for the day, the track was fast and Bradley Wiggins set a new Olympic record with his qualifying time of 4′15.031″

4000 meter individual pursuit results
1. Bradley Wiggins 4′15.031″ *new Olympic record*
2. Hayden Roulston 4′18.990″
3. Alexei Markov 4′21.498″
4. Volodymyr Dyudya 4′21.530″
5. Steven Burke 4′22.260″
6. Antonio Tauler 4′22.462″
7. Taylor Phinney 4′22.860″
8. Alexander Serov 4′23.732″

Taylor will compete tomorrow August 16 at 16:30 Beijing Time in the third heat of the semi-finals against New Zealand cyclist Hayden Roulston.