Davis Phinney
Davis Phinney in 1991 Thrift Drug Classic | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Davis Phinney | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Thor", The Cash Register | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 10, 1959 Boulder, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | 7 Eleven – Schwinn | ||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Gianni Motta – Linea | ||||||||||||||
| 1985–1990 | 7-Eleven | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Coors Light | ||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Tours | |||||||||||||||
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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.