Colorado Springs, Colo. (November 12, 2010) – Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo.) was named October Male Athlete of the Month by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) today for his performance at the UCI Road World Championships last month.
On Oct. 1, the 20-year-old Phinney became the first-ever American to win a medal in the Under-23 Road Race at the UCI Road World Championships in Geelong, Australia. In a rare occurrence, he tied for the bronze with Guillaume Boivin (CAN). The bronze was in addition to the U23 time trial world title he won two days earlier on September 29. The pair of gold and bronze medals which Phinney brought home from the Road World Championships mark the first time since 2004 that a U23 rider medaled in both the time trial and road race events.
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