Born to a sporting family, Taylor grew up in the ideal environment to become a high profile cyclist. Young and very talented, he is certainly the new face of American cycling. After a very bad crash in 2014 we didn’t see much of the American rider this year, but he managed to come back to the highest level with a perfect timing: he won the Team Time Trial gold at the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond last September with BMC Racing Team. It is time to get to know him a little better.
I AM: Name: Taylor Phinney Age: 25 Nickname: / Discipline: Road cycling (time trials are my speciality) Main success: Recovered from injury to help the BMC Racing Team win the World Team Time Trial title.
I LIKE: An actor/actress: Johnny Depp A TV series: Kenan and Kel A movie: The Usual Suspects A song: Street Hassle - Lou Reed An artist: Egon Schiele A book: Dance Dance Dance - Haruki Murakami A colour: Teal A meal: Chicken and Waffles A country: Canada A race: GP Camaiore Another cyclist: Angus Morton Another sport: Golf A sport person: Joe Sakic 3 things that you would take with you on a desert island: Fire starter kit - Machete - Gaucho hat A person who inspires you: My mother A motto: Stay Wild A dream: Reality
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