Honoring bicyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor, the Worcester Whirlwind, who overcame racial prejudice to become 1899 world champion. @majortaylor99.bsky.social
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November is a rolling celebration for cycling clubs across the country celebrating Major Taylor's birthday. This weekend, Pittsburgh @PMTCC1 , Los Angeles, and D.C. majortaylorassociation.org/e…
"New Black Cyclones" by @DrMoncrieffe @BlackChampions -- out today from @BloomsburyBooks -- likens the media attention on 3x @LeTour stage winner Biniam Girmay @GrmayeBiniam to the way Major Taylor, the original "Black Cyclone," was portrayed in the 1890s. See excerpt @bikeradar
This is an exclusive extract from the new book by Dr Marlon Lee Moncrieffe, New Black Cyclones: Racism, Representation and Revolutions of Power in Cycling. bikeradar.com/features/opini…
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Veterans Day salute: Major Taylor's father, Gilbert Wilhite (later Taylor), was a Civil War veteran. He served in the Union Army, for which Kentucky slave owner Benjamin Wilhoyte claimed $300 payment and agreed to free Gilbert. majortaylorassociation.org/W…
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Join Coach Eddie Robinson and the Montgomery Bicycle Club on Saturday, February 22, 2025 for the MBC 60th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery Bicycle Ride. More information is online at MgmBikeClub.org/Selma60Ride ... – at Selma, AL
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Honoured to perform at the Major Taylor exhibition at Halesowen Library today
Shenstone theatre here on the 7the floor has a great view, good place for reflection….
#bikes #majortaylor #blackcountry
Another RISE mentorship group @usabmx Foundation gets a motivational visit from our friend Kevinn Matthews of the Major Taylor Tulsa Project, plus Major Taylor posters (artwork by James E. Ransome).
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While by no means a "best of" list -- impossible with 100+ films -- Christopher Lloyd offers his picks for 6 @HeartlandFilm Festival movies you don't want to miss!
#NorthPutnam #DirtyLaundry #MajorTaylor #SmallThingsLikeThese #GreenandGold #EmiliaPerez
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Rescheduled to Oct. 15 -- "Black Cyclists" author @RobertTurpin on "Good Morning America" @GMA
Tomorrow (Sept. 17) on "Good Morning America" @GMA, lots to unpack in @RobertTurpin's book "Black Cyclists: The Race for Inclusion" (@IllinoisPress)
The George Street Bike Challenge for Major Taylor is highlighted this weekend on "Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien" in a story on breaking barriers in cycling. 🚴🏿 @RideWithNelly matteroffact.tv/cycling-cham… @soledadobrien @msabclark
See footage from the 2024 George Street Bike Challenge for Major Taylor, and hear from cyclist Nelson "the Cheetah" Vails @RideWithNelly, this weekend on Matter of Fact @matteroffacttv with Soledad O'Brien @soledadobrien. 🚴🏿
🚴🏿When & where to watch: matteroffact.tv/on-tv/
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"Taylor's path to becoming a champion wasn't just about his lightning speed on the track. He excelled at outsmarting opponents." investors.com/news/managemen… @ChrisWoodyard @IBDinvestors
Save the date: Oct. 16, Major Taylor biographer Todd Balf gives a free talk, 7pm @CharlesRiverMus in Waltham charlesrivermuseum.org/event…
Documentary "Major Taylor: Champion of the Race" on big screens in Indianapolis Oct. 12 & 18 @HeartlandFilm Festival tickets.heartlandfilmfestiva…
We're so excited to see that the @wtiu documentary film "Major Taylor: Champion of the Race" will be on view w/ the @heartlandfilm festival in Indianapolis! Info and tickets here: tickets.heartlandfilmfestiva… #majortaylor #movies
Great mentorship program for kids in Tulsa. RISE stands for resiliency, inclusion, social awareness, and education
Tomorrow (Sept. 17) on "Good Morning America" @GMA, lots to unpack in @RobertTurpin's book "Black Cyclists: The Race for Inclusion" (@IllinoisPress)
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#OTD Sept. 10, 1897 -Waverly, NJ- Major Taylor “wins in spite of all.” @bostonglobe explains: In 1-mile race, all the riders worked together in pairs, except Taylor, who had no ally. Still, Taylor maneuvered into position for final sprint, “winning in a most sensational manner.”
#OTD Sept. 8, 1899 - On a chainless bicycle, world champion Major Taylor wins a 5-mile pursuit & the half-mile open at Lake View Oval on Anna St., Worcester, "sprinting like a fiend ... very fast for the Oval."
Welcome aboard, Major Taylor Orlando Cycling Club
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