Phinney wins bronze in time trial at junior worlds
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Two-time junior world champion Taylor Phinney of Boulder, Colo., wrapped up his junior world championship run Friday in South Africa, winning a bronze medal in the individual time trial.
He finished eight seconds off the gold medal pace set by Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland.
Phinney, who a gold medal in the 3,000-meter individual pursuit last Saturday, recorded a time of 36 minutes, 29.15 seconds over the 26.8-kilometer course. Kwiatkowski turned in a 36:21.21 to claim the rainbow jersey and silver medalist Jakob Steigmiller of Germany finished five seconds back at 36:26.54.
Phinney now will focus on the Beijing Games, where he is scheduled to compete in the 4,000-meter individual pursuit on Aug. 15.
In the women’s time trial, Americans Jerika Hutchinson (Mount Shasta, Calif.) and Sinead Miller (Pittsburgh, Pa.) placed 12th and 20th respectively. Maria Grandt Petersen of Denmark clocked the fastest time to win the gold medal with a mark of 21:03.11 over a distance of 14.1 kilometers. By comparison, Hutchinson finished 1:15.16 off the winner’s pace and Miller was 1:51.45 back.
The 2008 UCI Junior Road & Track World Championships conclude on Sunday with the men’s and women’s road race events.
-- Debbie Goffa