Major Taylor Memphis Bicycle Club

Marshall "Major" Taylor was an America track cyclist who began his amateur career while he was still a teenager in Indianapolis, Indiana. He became a professional racer in 1896, at the age of 18, and won the sprint event at the 1899 world track championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to become the first African American to achieve the level of world champion and the second black athlete to win a world championship in any sport. Taylor also set numerous world records in the sprint discipline in race distances ranging from the quarter-mile (0.4 km) to the two-mile (3.2 km). Taylor was an American sprint champion in 1899 and 1900, and completed races in the U.S., Europe and Australasia. He retired in 1910, at the age of 32, to his home in Worcester, Massachusetts.

In 1928, Taylor self-published his autobiography, The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World, but severe financial difficulties forced him into poverty. He spent the final two years of his life in Chicago, Illinois, where he died in 1932. Throughout his athletic career Taylor challenged the racial prejudice he encountered on and off the velodrome and became a pioneering role model for other athletes facing racial discrimination. Taylor was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1989. Other tributes include memorials and historic markers in Indianapolis, Worcester, and at his gravesite in Chicago. Several cycling clubs, trails, and events in the U.S. have been named in his honor, as well as the Major Taylor Velodrome in Indianapolis and Major Taylor Boulevard in Worcester.

Major Taylor Memphis Social Injustice Ride

The recent events in the U.S. are troubling, disappointing and serve as a reminder that unfair treatment still exists and permeates throughout society. We support peaceful protest against the same social injustices and issues that Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor endured throughout his career and life.

MTM is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where cyclist feel valued, engaged and have the opportunity to contribute to theirs and others healthy lifestyle every day.

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Marshall "Major" Taylor

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Derick McMillian

Derick McMillian

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Derick McMillian

Derick McMillian

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Ruth Phillips

Ruth Phillips

Ruth Phillips

Ruth Phillips

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