Davis Phinney
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Davis Phinney (born July 10, 1959 in Boulder) is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States. Phinney boasts the most race wins in American history [1] and was the first American, riding on an American based team, to win a stage at the Tour de France in 1986. His racing career spanned two decades and include two stage victories in the Tour de France, a USPRO National Road Championship title, and the 1984 Olympic Bronze Medal in the Men's 100K Team Time Trial, alongside Ron Kiefel, Clarence Knickman, and Andrew Weaver.
Since retiring from cycling, Davis has remained active as a cycling sports commentator, public speaker, journalist, and avid Nordic ski racer. He is married to Connie Carpenter-Phinney, with whom he has two children, Taylor and Kelsey.
Davis was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at the age of 40, and established the Davis Phinney Foundation (DPF) in Cincinnati in 2003 to raise money for research into this disease. The foundation is now based in Denver and is devoted to improving the lives of people living with Parkinson's through collaborative research. Its signature fund-raising event, the Sunflower Revolution, is a gala, auction, bike ride, and educational symposium held in Cincinnati.
In June 2006, the Davis Phinney Foundation named the first two national Davis Phinney Research Centers for Parkinson’s disease: The Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and University Hospital, and Stanford University. These national research centers are committed to collaborative laboratory research and the sharing of clinical data with each other and future research centers. The Davis Phinney centers’ structure will serve as “a model for the country,” says Joseph Broderick, M.D., Vice Chair of DPF’s Scientific Advisory Board.
