1. Davis Phinney was born on July 10,1959 and is a retired professional road bicycle racer from the United States.
10 Facts About Davis Phinney
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Davis Phinney won 328 races in the 1980s and 1990s, a record for an American, including two Tour de France stages.
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Davis Phinney has worked in media since retiring as a professional cyclist.
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Davis Phinney was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at age 40.
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Davis Phinney was a brazen sprinter and a star of the 7-Eleven Cycling Team in the 1980s and early '90s, and is the leader in race victories by an American, with 328.
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Davis Phinney finished second in the points classification during the 1988 Tour de France.
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Since retiring from cycling, Davis Phinney has remained active as a cycling sports commentator, public speaker, journalist, and avid Nordic ski racer.
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Davis Phinney is married to champion cyclist Connie Carpenter-Phinney, with whom he has two children, Taylor and Kelsey.
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Jaimie Henderson, a neurosurgeon at Stanford University Medical Center, implanted two electrodes 2.5 inches into either side of Davis Phinney's brain, powered by a pacemaker in his chest.
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Four years after the surgery, while Davis Phinney did not shake like he used to, his balance was severely compromised.