Second medal for Taylor Phinney at the Worlds
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PRUSZKOW, Poland (AP) — Stefan Nimke of Germany won the 1-kilometer time trial in an upset Friday at the track world championships, with Taylor Phinney of the United States taking the silver medal.
Nimke finished in an excellent 1 minute, 00.666 seconds. Mohd Rizal Tisin of Malaysia won the bronze.
“It’s a surprise, for sure. The time is very, very good,” Nimke said. “It’s a very fast time and it was unbelievable. I saw on the screen the time and said, ‘Whoa, fast time.’”
The German rode early and had to wait 30 minutes to see if his time would hold up against last year’s medalists.
“I went 15th and had to wait for the next 12 or 13 riders, so it was a long time. But it was good because I felt very sick and my legs hurt very much, so it was good to sit down,” he said.
Phinney picked up a silver medal to go along with the gold he won Thursday in the individual pursuit. The 18-year-old American rode directly after Nimke.
“I was definitely not expecting that fast of a time,” Phinney said. “Nimke’s ride was phenomenal, I was definitely really impressed with his ride. He beat Chris Hoy’s time of a couple years ago, so that’s saying a lot.”
Three-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy of Britain did not ride in Pruszkow after injuring his hip in a crash last month.
Phinney, a specialist in the longer pursuit race, made astrong finish.
“I’m pretty happy, I mean that’s my third kilo (1-kilometer time-trial) ever, so it’s pretty good,” Phinney said.
Later Friday, Denmark will race Australia for the men’s team pursuit title at the track cycling world championships.
Britain, which only has Ed Clancy from last year’s world champion team, missed out on the final by three tenths of a second and will race New Zealand for the bronze.
In the women’s sprint, defending champion Victoria Pendleton of Britain, 2008 runner-up Simona Krupeckaite of Lithuania, Willy Kanis of the Netherlands and Olga Panarin of Belarus all advanced to Saturday’s final.
Also, Eleonora Van Dijk of the Netherlands looks to retain her scratch title.
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