Minutes after pedaling off the Olympic track in Beijing, American cycling standout Taylor Phinney was already talking about winning a gold medal at the 2012 London Games in the individual pursuit.

That chance may already be gone.

The reigning world champion in that event, Phinney says he's "devastated" by a proposal the International Olympic Committee is expected to adopt next month that would remove some cycling events from the London program, including individual pursuit.

Cycling's international governing body decided several weeks ago to ask the IOC to add other events. To allow for those, individual pursuit and points races -- two track endurance events -- were targeted for removal, and Phinney fears it's already a done deal.