Major Taylor Association
@majortaylor99.bsky.social
Honoring bicyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor, the Worcester Whirlwind, who overcame racial prejudice to become 1899 world champion. majortaylorassociation.org
Born on this date, Nov. 26, 1878: Marshall "Major" Taylor, aka the Worcester Whirlwind, 1889 world champion cyclist, author of "The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World." Grateful to Alex from @massbike.bsky.social at Worcester Public Library for the glow-up.
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Born on this date, Nov. 26, 1878: Marshall "Major" Taylor, aka the Worcester Whirlwind, 1889 world champion cyclist, author of "The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World." Grateful to Alex from @massbike.bsky.social at Worcester Public Library for the glow-up.
The true story of the Worcester Whirlwind, next Thursday in Fitchburg www.majortaylorassociation.org/events.shtml
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The true story of the Worcester Whirlwind, next Thursday in Fitchburg www.majortaylorassociation.org/events.shtml
Worth a listen: "The Fastest Man You Never Knew" -- this week's Monday Monologue (9 minutes) and Thursday Thread (13 minutes) by Michael Washington Brown at echoesinthefirstperson.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Worth a listen: "The Fastest Man You Never Knew" -- this week's Monday Monologue (9 minutes) and Thursday Thread (13 minutes) by Michael Washington Brown at echoesinthefirstperson.com
Tidying up -- and pedaling up -- our favorite hill in preparation for the George Street Bike Challenge on Sunday. sevenhillswheelmen.org/george-stree...
July 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Tidying up -- and pedaling up -- our favorite hill in preparation for the George Street Bike Challenge on Sunday. sevenhillswheelmen.org/george-stree...
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.
"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.
July 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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.
"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.
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)
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)
July 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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)
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)
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...
July 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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...
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...
July 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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...
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
June 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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
You can do it!
www.bikereg.com/george-stree...
www.bikereg.com/george-stree...
June 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
You can do it!
www.bikereg.com/george-stree...
www.bikereg.com/george-stree...
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...
June 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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...
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.
June 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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: 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...
Watch the film:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzDn...
June 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"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...
Watch the film:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzDn...
#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
June 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
#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
Worcester County Wonders in today's Sunday Telegram www.telegram.com/story/lifest...
June 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Worcester County Wonders in today's Sunday Telegram www.telegram.com/story/lifest...
Illustrated talk on Major Taylor, the Worcester Whirlwind, 6:30 pm Wednesday, June 4, @beamanlibrary.bsky.social
wbhistory.org/programs
wbhistory.org/programs
May 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Illustrated talk on Major Taylor, the Worcester Whirlwind, 6:30 pm Wednesday, June 4, @beamanlibrary.bsky.social
wbhistory.org/programs
wbhistory.org/programs
That's what bike shoes looked like back then.
1898 photo of Major Taylor by George H. Van Norman
1898 photo of Major Taylor by George H. Van Norman
May 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
That's what bike shoes looked like back then.
1898 photo of Major Taylor by George H. Van Norman
1898 photo of Major Taylor by George H. Van Norman
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...
Limited edition prints store.kadirnelson.com/product/majo...
May 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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...
Limited edition prints store.kadirnelson.com/product/majo...
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...
RSVP to join the convo: www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-do...
May 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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...
RSVP to join the convo: www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-do...
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
May 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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
It's officially Bike Month. "Whereas ... Marshall 'Major' Taylor ..."
May 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It's officially Bike Month. "Whereas ... Marshall 'Major' Taylor ..."
#OTD April 22, 1901 - Major Taylor beat 21-year-old Belgian champion Louis Grogna & French rider Paul Dangla in the 1000-meter final of the Grande Internationale, in front of a crowd of 8,000 in Roubaix, France.
L'Auto-Velo: "An impressive victory"
📘 Andrew Ritchie
L'Auto-Velo: "An impressive victory"
📘 Andrew Ritchie
April 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
#OTD April 22, 1901 - Major Taylor beat 21-year-old Belgian champion Louis Grogna & French rider Paul Dangla in the 1000-meter final of the Grande Internationale, in front of a crowd of 8,000 in Roubaix, France.
L'Auto-Velo: "An impressive victory"
📘 Andrew Ritchie
L'Auto-Velo: "An impressive victory"
📘 Andrew Ritchie
Bike Month spotlight @nationallanding.bsky.social nationallanding.org/post/bike-mo...
@wtiu.bsky.social @pbs.org "Major Taylor: Champion of the Race" FREE documentary film screening May 6 at @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social Crystal City, Arlington, VA nationallanding.org/do/major-tay...
@wtiu.bsky.social @pbs.org "Major Taylor: Champion of the Race" FREE documentary film screening May 6 at @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social Crystal City, Arlington, VA nationallanding.org/do/major-tay...
April 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Bike Month spotlight @nationallanding.bsky.social nationallanding.org/post/bike-mo...
@wtiu.bsky.social @pbs.org "Major Taylor: Champion of the Race" FREE documentary film screening May 6 at @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social Crystal City, Arlington, VA nationallanding.org/do/major-tay...
@wtiu.bsky.social @pbs.org "Major Taylor: Champion of the Race" FREE documentary film screening May 6 at @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social Crystal City, Arlington, VA nationallanding.org/do/major-tay...
#OTD March 25, 1902 - Booker T. Washington took some of his students in New York to see champion cyclist Major Taylor before the star athlete boarded an ocean liner for his second racing season in Europe.
March 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#OTD March 25, 1902 - Booker T. Washington took some of his students in New York to see champion cyclist Major Taylor before the star athlete boarded an ocean liner for his second racing season in Europe.
#OTD On this date: March 21, 1902 - Champion bicyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor married Daisy Victoria Morris in this house in Ansonia, Connecticut.
(house 📷 courtesy of local historian Marian K. O'Keefe)
(house 📷 courtesy of local historian Marian K. O'Keefe)
March 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#OTD On this date: March 21, 1902 - Champion bicyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor married Daisy Victoria Morris in this house in Ansonia, Connecticut.
(house 📷 courtesy of local historian Marian K. O'Keefe)
(house 📷 courtesy of local historian Marian K. O'Keefe)