Tough Competition for Junior Worlds in July...

[kingjreid]

The following is cut and edited from an article on velonews. all i can say is that this racing is going to be HOT!

 

Phinney posts world pursuit mark

American Taylor Phinney, the 2007 world junior time trial champion,

set a new world junior pursuit record Monday at the ADT Event Center

velodrome in Carson, California.

 

Phinney?s time of 3:16.589 in the 3000-meter individual pursuit

broke Australian Michael Ford?s four-year-old record of 3:17.775.

 

Phinney had hoped to race in the June 24-29 $150,000 UCI 2.2 under-25 American Eagle Outfitters Tour of Pennsylvania,

where the opening 4km prologue would have suited his strengths

perfectly, but his participation was rejected due to his junior

classification.

Instead, Henderson said, Phinney will train and motorpace in his

hometown of Boulder, Colorado, before he heads to Cape Town, South

Africa, for the July 12 world junior track championship and July 18

world junior time trial championship.

 

From South Africa, Phinney and Henderson will travel to Bordeaux,

France, to prepare for the Olympics alongside several members of New

Zealand?s national track team. Finally, Phinney and Henderson will head

to Beijing for the August 15-16 Olympic individual pursuit.

?Achieving this mark was one of my goals when I started my Olympic

training this year,? Phinney said. ?As our team prepares for Beijing, I

couldn?t be more proud to set this record. I?m excited to represent the

United States in the Olympics.?