 Taylor Phinney set a new world record in the junior men's 3000-meter individual pursuit with a time of 3:16.589, lowering the old record by more than a second. |
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Phinney clocks world record, Lea, Blatchford look ahead to Beijing16 Jun 2008
Records fell and automatic time standards were met Sunday & Monday at USA Cycling's Team Selection Camp at the ADT Event Center velodrome in Los Angeles. Taylor Phinney set a new junior world record in the 3000-meter individual pursuit, while Jennie Reed just missed a world record of her own by .007 of a second. Meanwhile, Bobby Lea and Michael Blatchford all but punched their tickets to Beijing by meeting respective automatic nomination criteria for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team - Lea in the points race and madison and Blatchford in the team sprint. Less than two months away from the Games, the U.S. track cycling squad is rasing its game for when it matters the most.  |
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