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Davis Phinney

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Davis Phinney is an American road racing cyclist, born in Boulder, Colorado, on 10 July 1959, who became a professional known for his sprinting. His speed let him win many races, often the sprint stages of multi-day events, and he won two stages of the Tour de France. He was United States professional champion in 1991, took a gold medal in the team road time trial at the 1983 Pan American Games and a bronze medal in the team time trial at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He also won the Tour of Fitchburg in 1991 and 1993. He married the Olympic road race champion Connie Carpenter, and their son Taylor Phinney became a top track rider. After a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in 2004 he founded the Davis Phinney Foundation to raise funds for research.

Facts
Birth Year
1959 1
Career Highlight
Won 328 races, a record for an American, including two Tour de France stages, and took the 1984 Olympic team time trial bronze. 2
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
1 1
Connections

Competed In

1984 Summer Olympics, Competitions
Source Davis Phinney (Olympedia)
Pan American Games, Competitions
Source Davis Phinney (Olympedia)
Tour de France, Competitions
Source Davis Phinney (Olympedia)

Plays

Cycling, Sports
Source Davis Phinney (Olympedia)
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Nationality

United States

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Source Davis Phinney (Olympedia)Biographical information, NOC
Quote, Biographical information, NOC
NOC United States USA
Sources
1. Davis Phinney (Olympedia)
  • Biographical information, born
    Born 10 July 1959 in Boulder, Colorado USA
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Male
  • Biography, Olympic medal
    a bronze medal in the 1984 Olympic team time trial
  • Biographical information, NOC
    NOC United States USA
  • Plays: Cycling, Results, discipline
    Cycling Road
  • Competed In: 1984 Summer Olympics, Results, 1984
    1984 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: Pan American Games, Biography, 1983 Pan American Games
    won a gold medal in the 1983 Pan American Games team road time trial
  • Competed In: Tour de France, Biography, Tour de France
    During his career he won two stages at the Tour de France
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2. Davis Phinney (Wikipedia)
Career, racing cyclist
Quote, Career, racing cyclist
His racing career spanned two decades and included two stage victories in the Tour de France
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