Taylor Phinney Discussion Thread

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Phinney's a great guy, his relationship with his dad is really touching and you have to respect him for the way he kept going on that brutal 2013 Tirreno - Adriatico stage.
I like him as a rider and he's also well liked in Italy, he speaks fluent Italian and many fans like the fact that an American actually learned their language. Let's hope that his career is now really back on track.
 
Him and the Mortons = goals. All look gorgeous on a bike.

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We are talking about a beast... I saw him as a "Spartacus" successor... He really had the potential to do special things... That crash took so much from us, cycling fans...
 
I didn't think we would ever see Phinney finishing top10 in a monument again! I really thought he was done at this level. He did so little in the last 1.5 years that I started to wonder if he would get a WT contract after 2018. Glad to see him doing well again.
 
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Hugo Koblet said:
Yeah, I rated him as one of the worst riders on the World Tour. Good to see him back. Let's hope it wasn't just a fluke.
I don't think it was a fluke. It's not as if he was only there because of an early break and he even went on the attack fairly late.
 
Sagan won in a masterful way, Dillier rode out of his mind, but Phinney's performance today gave me the most excitement. Maybe more hope than excitement actually, something that has been lacking when I recall his past few seasons since the accident. That he rides at all after such a horrific injury is inspiring, but we could not help but hope to see a return to the success of previous years, and to hope to see the success develop into great triumph. Today that hope was fortified. This did not seem to be a fluke, he looked very strong. It was not a case of being in the early break and hanging on as others pass, Phinney was sharp today. He was active and in control, working well for Vanmarcke as the only "domestique" to survive late in the race.

I would rate today as level with what we saw from him pre injury. This was not just a nice ride or lucky placing, and he did not collapse after a few efforts.

Is it too early to say that Phinney is back?