On the road to the Olympics in Beijing, Taylor Phinney continues to demonstrate his world-class talents by bringing home a few medals from the Cape Town junior world championships.

Last Saturday, July 12, Taylor won the gold in the 3K individual pursuit. He is the current junior world record holder in the event. And today, he scored a bronze in the 26.8 km individual time trial event.

“Taylor rode super strong but not strong enough for the win,” wrote Connie Carpenter from the junior world time trial championships in Cape Town. “He lost to world rankings leader and the rider he feared most from Poland (Kwiatkowski) by 8 seconds! But Taylor got the bronze, which is a great result!!!

Junior World ITT results
1. Michal Kwiatkowski 36′21″21
2. Jakob Steigmiller +5″33
3. Taylor Phinney +7″94

CyclingNews.com reports from the Junior World Championships in Cape Town, South Africa on Taylor Phinney’s spectacular ride in the men’s 3K individual pursuit.
From the report: “In the Men’s 3km Individual Pursuit, US rider, Taylor Phinney, hailed as the next superstar of World Cycling, didn’t disappoint the crowds as he put in a historic ride. […]

The Voice of America profiles Taylor Phinney and his quick rise to cycling stardom.
From the article: “Cycling has been part of Taylor Phinney’s life for all of his 18 years. The son of former road racer Davis Phinney and 1984 Olympic gold medalist Connie Carpenter-Phinney, Taylor - known affectionately as Mini Phinney - has […]

Denver’s 5280 Magazine provides an in-depth, considered look at Taylor Phinney’s rise to cycling stardom and his father Davis’s struggle with Parkinson’s disease.
From the article: “Yet in spite of the pressure, and in spite of his age, Taylor seems an island of calm in the sea of frantic activity. It’s not just an effect of […]

U23 national criterium champion Daniel Holloway won the final stormy stage of the 2008 Tour of Pennsylvania. The final criterium was stopped after 50 miles due to a tornado warning, and as a result stage 6 results did not count in the final general classification.
Daniel’s win yesterday provided a perfect ending to a race […]

Yesterday’s penultimate stage in the Tour of Pennsylvania was relatively uneventful for the VMG/Felt U23 team with a mass sprint finish. Peter Stetina has locked up the KOM jersey; Peter Salon still holds a healthy lead in the overall best young rider classification; and the team is still leading the overall.
For a more detailed report […]

Race report from DS Chann McRae
“We got 4th, 6th and 8th today and would have done better if the course were more demanding. Caleb Fairly did tons of work for Peter Salon and Peter Stetina. Stetina locked up the KOM jersey by winning both KOMs. And Daniel Holloway climbed awesome today. He’s so much more […]

Attacking on Tuscarora Summit, the first KOM of the day, Peter Stetina broke away, building up a heroic four-minute gap, only to be overtaken just 100 short meters before the finish. Said Peter in a Cyclingnews.com interview: “Honestly, with one kilometre to go I thought I still had it,” said Stetina, who started a grueling […]