Taylor Phinney, artist and retired WorldTour cyclist

The Adventure Stache

Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2023

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Taylor Phinney was one of the brightest stars of American road racing in the 2010s. The son of professional cycling luminaries, he was a world champion by age 17 and became the first American to win Paris-Roubaix the following year as a U23. A year later, he won the race again for good measure. During his 10-year career on the WorldTour, Taylor raced for Trek-Livestrong, BMC, and EF Education First. When he announced his retirement in 2019 at age 29, it shook the sport, but according to Taylo...

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0:00.0	I somehow convinced my team to let me coach myself in my last year, which was like the real
0:08.8	just like nail in the coffin.
0:10.5	Like I'm living this dual life of like I'm this like wild artists at night and then I
0:15.5	wake up and I'm like hella tired and I like have to go train now.
0:20.0	And so then I felt like I was just, I could never do anything that my coach wanted me to do.
0:26.3	So eventually I was just like, I'm going to coach myself.
0:29.0	And they were like, they said yes.
0:30.6	And I was like, wow.
0:31.8	It's showtime, everybody.
0:33.9	Showtime!
0:36.7	You've been living in a dream world, Neil.
0:40.2	This is the world as it exists today.
0:45.1	Life moves pretty fast.
0:47.5	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:49.9	You could miss it.
0:53.1	Listen, we're talk about practice.
0:55.0	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:57.0	Donnie, you're out of your element.
0:59.0	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
1:03.0	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
1:07.0	This is the Adventure Stash with Payson McElvin.
1:13.6	Hello, everyone.
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