[3] As an Olympic Bronze medalist and Tour de France stage winner, Phinney has the most victories of any cyclist in American history.
[8] Phinney realized there were many ways he could improve the quality of his daily life with Parkinson's, including through exercise.
He started the Davis Phinney Foundation as a way to fund and advance research that demonstrates the benefits of exercise, speech therapy, and other behavioral elements that are critical to quality of life with Parkinson's.
[9] The Davis Phinney Foundation funds research that explores a range of factors that affect quality of life.
Team DPF members turn all types of events and activities, from bike rides and runs, to mountain climbs, to sales of original works of art into fundraisers benefiting the Foundation.