Phinney reaching for the rainbow
As reprted in today's live thread, Taylor Phinney posted a 4:15 individual pursuit and is now in the gold medal round later today, as reported in the CA live thread. His competitor will be an Australian named Jack Bobridge, who posted a time 2 seconds slower.
As a comparison, Wiggo won gold in Beijing last summer by posting two 4:16s within a couple of hours of each other.
Good luck Taylor.
Update! Not only reaches for rainbow, but wins it!
10 months ago
Softie
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can this be lifted to the front page?
ES starts in 10mins, cyclingfans has a link to live English ES audio.
by Bruce Suomi on Mar 26, 2009 2:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Morgan Kniesky(Fra)
wins the mens’ scratch race final.
1 Morgan Kniesky (Fra)
2 Angel Dario Colla (Arg)
3 Andreas Mueller (Aut)
4 Travis Meyer (Aus)
5 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn)
6 Ivan Kovalev (Rus)
7 Mark Cavendish (GB) +1 lap
by Bruce Suomi on Mar 26, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
results of the QF:
Through the 1-6 final Pervis, Crampton, Edgar, Levy, Borisov, Mulder
In the 7-12 final Awang, Perkins, Bergemann, Volikakis, Ng, Niblett
from CW, more here
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Track_cycling_world_championships_Thursdays_live_coverage_article_279414.html
by Bruce Suomi on Mar 26, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Women's team sprint:
1. AUS
2. GBR
3. LIT
by Bruce Suomi on Mar 26, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Universal Sports
doesn’t even have the decency to air it later tonight in the U.S.
No video for me until the weekend . . .
by Softie on Mar 26, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
looks very happy, no wonder.
Our commentator says he will brake Boardmans record…
Taylor:
“I had a really good race in Mex, that helped. It’s good. Tired now.
Great to lead the new generation. Very good, I’m excited”
by Bruce Suomi on Mar 26, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or something like that, I'm very slow typist
by Bruce Suomi on Mar 26, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
From the 1996 pictures
Boardman’s record was set in the superman position on a bike with aero canards sticking sideways from the fork. He also set the athelete’s hour record that year.
So it looks like 4:11 might be a tall order, even from a kid who’s hitting 4:15 at the tender age of nineteen. We’ll see.
by Softie on Mar 26, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep, l know.
We’ll see, our commentator at least thinks he can do it
by Bruce Suomi on Mar 26, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats Taylor!
Enjoy your rainbow jersey.
But remember to transition to the road in time to start racing those Northern Classics in a couple of seasons.
by Softie on Mar 26, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Women's team pursuit
1. GBR
2. NZL
3. AUS
by Bruce Suomi on Mar 26, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Soon Keirin final
Taylor in rainbow jersey
by Bruce Suomi on Mar 26, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I shoudl qualify that - anywhere I can watch in the US
by ZoeRochelle on Mar 26, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
try cyclingfans
ES is showing the race live so surely there must be a justin.tv link somewhere?
Do you get ES player there?
by Bruce Suomi on Mar 26, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Colorado and Deutschland in the house mother fuckers!
sorry, I’ve been dying to say that for years now.
"It’s disappointing. Second place is the first loser."
~Heinrich Haussler (GERMANY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Cervélo TestTeam
by Phil H. on Mar 26, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
From Twitter
Skipper: He's one of us, men. You all know the Penguin Credo.
Kowalski: Never bathe in hot oil and Bisquick?
by Clydesdale on Mar 26, 2009 5:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
watch for Bobridge in the future though
he’s not just “an Australian”, he’s their U23 RR and TT champ this year … remember him in a brief breakaway with Lance at the TDU in January?
by guidemd on Mar 26, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sorry...
meant 19 when he won in January, looks like will be 20 in July. The young’uns are taking over… he broke Brad McGee’s 10+ year old Australian pursuit record earlier this year as well I think.
by guidemd on Mar 26, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Impressive!
Who’s he riding for now? Staying U23 for a bit, I’m guessing?
by gavia on Mar 26, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
think he's on the South Australia-AIS team at present
by guidemd on Mar 26, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
cool, thanks
I can always look these things up, but man, I get tired of the database sites. Much nicer to just chat :-)
by gavia on Mar 26, 2009 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bobridge was in a number of breaks at the TDU. I was impressed.
by ZoeRochelle on Mar 26, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bobridge and Phinney could be seeing a lot of each other in the years to come
Similar profiles. Both seem to be super-cycling-studs in the making.
Could be interesting to look back on this year in 3 or 5 and compare their career paths…
by muk on Mar 27, 2009 2:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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