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Davis Phinney

1959 - Today

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Davis Phinney (born July 10, 1959) is a retired professional road bicycle racer from the United States. He won 328 races in the 1980s and 1990s, a record for an American, including two Tour de France stages. He has worked in media since retiring as a professional cyclist. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at age 40. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Davis Phinney is the 701st most popular cyclist (up from 779th in 2024), the 16,005th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,383rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Davis Phinney ranks 701 out of 1,613. Before him are Bradley McGee, Samuel Dumoulin, Niko Eeckhout, Joan Horrach, Guido Fulst, and Robert Bartko. After him are Gorazd Štangelj, Sepp Kuss, Félix Cárdenas, Dylan Groenewegen, Sabine Spitz, and José Luis Rubiera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Davis Phinney ranks 750. Before him are Ben Elton, Rogelio Delgado, Chandra Cheeseborough, Eduardo Acevedo, Mehbooba Mufti, and Bert Cameron. After him are Terry Fenwick, Laura Lippman, Claudia Alexander, René Marsiglia, Michael J. Bloomfield, and Chris Woods.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Davis Phinney ranks 16,012 out of 20,380. Before him are Sara Paxton (1988), Madison Bailey (1999), Joshua Gomez (1975), Donald Johnson (1968), Ralph Edwards (1913), and Tyron Woodley (1982). After him are John Hensley (1977), Paula Cole (1968), Chris Ferguson (1963), Greg Vaughan (1973), Shane Larkin (1992), and Jonathan Majors (1989).

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Among CYCLISTS In United States

Among cyclists born in United States, Davis Phinney ranks 15. Before him are Tyler Hamilton (1971), Marion Clignet (1964), George Hincapie (1973), Bobby Julich (1971), Connie Carpenter-Phinney (1957), and Kristin Armstrong (1973). After him are Sepp Kuss (1994), Lucy Tyler-Sharman (1965), Tejay van Garderen (1988), Alexi Grewal (1960), Steve Hegg (1963), and Evelyn Stevens (1983).

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