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Davis Phinney Foundation

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We help people with Parkinson's to "live well today"!

While it’s critical to find a cure for Parkinson’s, we feel strongly that people with Parkinson's also need information in order to take action and live well today.

To support our mission, we provide FREE programs including: educational events, tools and informational materials.

MEET DAVIS


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As an Olympic Bronze medalist and Tour de France stage winner, Davis Phinney has celebrated the most victories of any cyclist in American history. From the late 1970′s until his retirement from professional cycling in 1993, Davis achieved more wins – 328 victories in all – than any other US Cyclist.

In 2000, after years of feeling not quite right, and an almost endless round of tests, Davis was diagnosed with Young-onset Parkinson’s disease (YOPD). Finally, the years of battling constant fatigue, the mental fogginess, the muscle cramping and bouts of sudden numbing weakness had a name.

Realizing that there are ways to improve the quality of his day to day living, Davis started the Davis Phinney Foundation as a way to promote and fund innovative research that demonstrates the effects and importance of exercise, speech and other elements that are critical to quality of life.

Today, Davis lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and fellow Olympian, Connie Carpenter-Phinney, and their children Taylor and Kelsey. Davis continues to celebrate the daily victories in his life and inspires others with his message of optimism and encouragement to help people with Parkinson's live well today



Recent donors

Recent donors
Date Name Amount
Mar 02 Anonymous $11.50
Mar 02 Anonymous Thanks Richard for what you do for the fight against Parkinson’s! $16.83
Mar 01 Theresa Rafique $27.48
Mar 01 Pam Britt $27.48
Mar 01 Wesley Moore $27.48
Mar 01 Martin Harrison Undisclosed amount
Mar 01 Anonymous $27.48