Cycling: Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) achieved an emotional victory after a 15-month injury layoff. The American won the opening stage of the USA Pro Challenge in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Monday. His knee was supported with blue tape, and underneath was a scar that runs almost the entire length of his shin: Taylor Phinney was suffering from the consequences of his... read more
Cycling: After Jens Voigt broke the 1-hour mark last week, the hunt for the world record is gaining in appeal. In addition to the new time trial world champion Bradley Wiggins, American Tylor Phinney also wants to take to the oval. Following his time trial victory, Wiggins reiterated his desire to focus primarily on Paris-Roubaix next year. read more
Cycling: Taylor Phinney (BMC) won the fourth stage of the Tour of California, keeping the field at bay with a late attack. In Santa Barbara, he held a twelve-second lead over Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge). The American broke away on the descent of San Marcos Pass, the final climb of the day. On this climb, he had... read more
The second stage of the Tour of California was marked by the outstanding performance of Olympic time trial champion Bradley Wiggins (Sky). After 20 kilometers, the Briton was well ahead of Australian Rohan Dennis (Garmin Sharp) and local hero Taylor Phinney (BMC). Dennis initially held the fastest time. The Australian had an early start and was able to outrace all his rivals... read more
In just a few days, Paris-Nice will mark the start of not only the race to the sun, but also the season for the stage cyclists. BMC is sending a strong contingent to France. As the team announced today, American Tejay van Garderen will take on the role of captain. He will be supported by, among others, Tour Méditerranéen winner Stephen ... read more
