Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo./Trek-Livestrong) became only the second athlete to win a USA Cycling professional time trial championship national title on Saturday. In what was the most exciting finish in the five year history of this event, Phinney edged Levi Leipheimer (Santa Rosa, Calif./Team RadioShack) by only 14 hundredths of a second.Â
“This is probably one of the biggest wins of my career,†stated Phinney after the finish. “I get to wear the jersey for the next full year – my first as a pro.â€Â
Phinney completed the 30.7-mile powerful, rolling course with a winning time of 41:02.51, just ahead of the surging Leipheimer … Details