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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.
Phinney is one of only three Americans who have won multiple stages of the Tour de France. [4] Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong are the others. [5] In 2000, Phinney was 40 when he was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease after years of feeling "off". [6] [1] Shortly after his Parkinson's diagnosis, Davis and his family moved to Italy. [7]
Phinney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Archie Phinney (1904–1949), Nez Perce anthropologist; Beth Phinney (born 1938), Canadian politician; Connie Carpenter-Phinney (born 1957), American racing cyclist and speed skater, married to Davis, mother of Taylor; David Phinney, American journalist and broadcaster
Neil Diamond at Hollywood Walk of Fame induction, August 2012 Davis Phinney started a foundation to inspire and inform people with Parkinson's Further information: Category:People with Parkinson's disease
William Charles Dement (July 29, 1928 – June 17, 2020) was an American sleep researcher and founder of the Sleep Research Center at Stanford University.He was a leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy.
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Randy Gardner (born c. 1946) is an American man from San Diego, California, who once held the record for the longest amount of time a human has gone without sleep.In December 1963/January 1964, 17-year-old Gardner stayed awake for 11 days and 24 minutes (264.4 hours), breaking the previous record of 260 hours held by Tom Rounds.
"I Go to Sleep" is a song written by Ray Davies which has been covered by numerous artists. Peggy Lee , the Applejacks and Cher recorded covers in 1965 without chart success. The Pretenders released a cover in 1981 which reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart .