Phinney shatters US national pursuit record in Copenhagen

Copenhagen, Denmark (Feb. 13, 2009) - U.S. National Team member Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo.) shattered the U.S. national record in the men’s 4,000-meter individual pursuit Friday at the UCI Track World Cup in Denmark. Phinney, clocked a time of 4 minutes, 15.223 seconds in the qualifying round, surpassing the previous mark of 4:19.800 set by Mariano Friedick in 1996.

 

Entering Friday’s competition, Phinney’s personal best was a mark of 4:22.358, recorded at the 2008 UCI Track World Championships in Manchester, Great Britain last March.

 

Currently, the Olympic record stands at 4:15.031, set by Great Britain’s Bradley Wiggins last year in Beijing, while the World Record is 4:11.114 – a mark set by Great Britain’s Chris Boardman in 1996 using an aerodynamic position now banned by the UCI.

 

In Friday’s evening session, Phinney turned in a time of 4:19.119 in the finals to beat Ireland’s David O’Loughlin and register his first World Cup victory this season.