Phinney finds confidence boost in Olympic results

Taylor Phinney (United States of America) finished just outside the medals at the Olympic Games road events for the second time with today's fourth place finish in the men's time trial to go along with his fourth place performance in Saturday's road race.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.