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League of American Bicyclists @bikeleague.org · 28d

Exciting news from Michigan! 🎉 Thanks to Marco Speeks (Founder of Major Taylor Michigan Cycling Advocacy, LMB Board Member & LCI), Gov. Whitmer has proclaimed Sept 15, 2025 as Major Taylor Day — the first state to do so!

Read Marco’s story ➡️ bikeleague.org/lci-spotligh...

#MajorTaylorDay

LCI Spotlight: Marco Speeks | League of American Bicyclists

The League certifies hundreds of League Cycling Instructors every year and there are thousands of LCIs across the country leading bike education efforts in their communities. In our LCI spotlight…

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jul 25

Tidying up -- and pedaling up -- our favorite hill in preparation for the George Street Bike Challenge on Sunday. sevenhillswheelmen.org/george-stree...

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jul 24

This Sunday! One rider at a time against the clock. www.telegram.com/story/entert... @victorinfante.bsky.social

George Street Bike Challenge remains a 'Major' proving ground for cycling enthusiasts

This year's George Street Bike Challenge will be held July 27. Rider check-in opens at 8:30 a.m. that morning outside Garden Fresh Courthouse Cafe.

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jul 23

George Street Bike Challenge for Major Taylor is this Sunday. Register at www.bikereg.com/george-stree...

"Any bicyclist who could climb George Street hill ... had the makings of a high grade bicycle racer." - Major Taylor on the challenge he took when he moved to Worcester in 1895.

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jul 21

"It was a tough assignment that I wished on myself," Major Taylor wrote in his autobiography, "but I made it on the first attempt." patch.com/massachusett...

Local Event: George St. Challenge and Bicycle Festival

Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jul 15

Now 59 reps have signed on. Thank you, Mike Thompson @mikethompson.house.gov, Eric Swalwell @repswalwelleric.bsky.social, and Bennie Thompson

Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jul 10

Congratulations to Greg LeMond on receiving a Congressional Gold Medal.

Here he is in 2008, standing at the feet of a cycling legend from another era, with members of Major Taylor's family, leaders of our org, and track star Edwin Moses. (Photo by Christine Peterson/ Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jul 6

8 more cosponsors signed on last week to the bill seeking a Congressional Gold Medal for Major Taylor. Thank you, @keating.house.gov, @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social, @reppaultonko.bsky.social, @repritchie.bsky.social, @repcohen.bsky.social, and Reps. Himes, Fitzpatrick and Lawler.

Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL 01) @jonathanjackson.house.gov · Jun 24

Proud to introduce the bipartisan Marshall “Major” Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act alongside Congressman Jim Baird and 43 of our House colleagues. Major Taylor was a trailblazer whose perseverance and excellence broke barriers and inspired generations. #MajorTaylor

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jul 6

Now 56 reps have signed on. Thank you, @keating.house.gov, @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social, @reppaultonko.bsky.social, @repritchie.bsky.social, @repcohen.bsky.social, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Rep. Himes and Rep. Lawler.

Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jul 5

Take the challenge like Major Taylor did in 1895. One rider at a time against the clock, up a short, steep hill in Worcester. Register at www.bikereg.com/george-stree...

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jul 2

See how fast you can pedal up George Street, a steep Worcester hill that future world champion cyclist Major Taylor conquered as a teenager. Register at www.bikereg.com/george-stree...

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jun 29

Now 48 cosponsors. Thank you for signing on, Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL) @chuygarcia.house.gov and Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) @repdwightevans.bsky.social

Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jun 27

You can do it!
www.bikereg.com/george-stree...

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jun 26

See how fast you can pedal up a short, steep hill in Worcester, MA, where rising star Major Taylor made his mark in 1895. Register at www.bikereg.com/george-stree...

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jun 24

Persevering like Major Taylor, Rep. Jonathan Jackson has reintroduced the bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Major Taylor

Bill Bot @bill-bot.bsky.social · Jun 24

HR4083
To award a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor in recognition of his significance to the nation as an athlete, tra...

📢 Introduced in House

https://congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4083

#HR4083 #congress119 #house #democrat #congress #newbill

Description of HR4083, and a depiction of its sponsor, Jonathan L. Jackson.

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jun 23

Another RISE mentorship group at USA BMX Foundation gets a motivational visit from our friend Kevinn Matthews of the Major Taylor Tulsa Project, plus Major Taylor posters featuring James Ransome artwork. RISE stands for resiliency, inclusion, social awareness, and education.

Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jun 22

"Major Taylor: Champion of the Race" cleaned up at the Great Lakes Emmy Awards last night in Indy: best documentary, best writer, best director, best composer. Congrats to writer/director/producer Todd Gould & composer Tyron Cooper @wtiu.bsky.social

Watch the film:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzDn...

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jun 21

#OTD June 21, 1932, Major Taylor, once one of the wealthiest black men in America, died penniless in a Chicago hospital charity ward. This photo ran with his obituary in the Chicago Defender

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · Jun 1

Worcester County Wonders in today's Sunday Telegram www.telegram.com/story/lifest...

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · May 30

Illustrated talk on Major Taylor, the Worcester Whirlwind, 6:30 pm Wednesday, June 4, @beamanlibrary.bsky.social
wbhistory.org/programs

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · May 28

That's what bike shoes looked like back then.
1898 photo of Major Taylor by George H. Van Norman

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · May 27

Look who's on the cover of @newyorker.com. Painting by @kadirnelson.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
Limited edition prints store.kadirnelson.com/product/majo...

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · May 14

Gina B from our board will take part in Community Documentary Night's online discussion of "Bike Vessel" at 7 pm EDT Sunday. It's about a father-son bike journey & reimagining Black health. Watch free anytime: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpOL...
RSVP to join the convo: www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-do...

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · May 4

4-5:30 pm Saturday at the West End Museum in Boston, an exploration of the legacies of two pioneering Black cyclists and how their stories are being brought to life in theater and film. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/major-tayl... @patrickgabridge.bsky.social

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Major Taylor Association @majortaylor99.bsky.social · May 1

It's officially Bike Month. "Whereas ... Marshall 'Major' Taylor ..."

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