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3 unusual facts about Connie Carpenter-Phinney


Madison East High School

Connie Carpenter-Phinney (class of '75), professional cycle racer/speed skater and 1984 Summer Olympics Gold Medalist

Maple Bluff, Wisconsin

Connie Carpenter-Phinney - Olympic speed skater, Olympic gold medal winner in road cycling

Venus de miles

Competitor Magazine named Venus de Miles the Best Cycling Event in Colorado in 2009, and several renowned athletes ride in the event each year, including Alison Dunlap, Susie Wargin, Connie Carpenter-Phinney, Tricia Downing, and Colleen Cannon.


American Type Founders

While Phinney often used free-lance designers, like Will Bradley, T.M. Cleland, Walter Dorwin Teague, Frederic Goudy, and Oz Cooper, the bulk of ATF’s catalog through the 1930s was the creation of Morris Fuller Benton.

Farrand Stranahan

On May 14, the result of the election was published by Phinney in his Otsego Herald together with the incorporation act, calling for a meeting to elect the village trustees.

Josiane Bost

She was French pursuit champion in 1977 and 1978 and sprint champion in 1978.In 1977, she beat the American, Connie Carpenter, in the world road championship at San Cristóbal.

Taylor Phinney

On the penultimate stage of the 2013 Tirreno–Adriatico, Phinney found himself in the autobus on a tough finishing circuit, which included a climb at Sant'Elpidio a Mare with gradients reaching 27%, in heavy rain.


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