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Marshall Taylor

Biography

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Five Things You Should Know About Major Taylor

 

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Hennessy V.S 'Major Taylor'

 

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Major Taylor, 'The Jackie Robinson Of Cycling', Honored In Worcester With Museum And Monument

 

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Marshall "Major" Taylor Feature Film Production

 

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Memorializing Major Taylor

Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor was an American professional cyclist. He was born and raised in Indianapolis, where he worked in bicycle shops and began racing multiple distances in the track and road disciplines of cycling. As a teenager, he moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, with his trainer and had a successful amateur career, which included breaking track records.
  • Personal 

  • Early years and East Coast move 

  • 1896: First races 

  • 1897–1898: Fame and records 

  • 1899: World sprint champion 

  • 1901–1904: Europe and Australasia 

  • 1907–1910: Later years 

  • Racism in cycling 

  • Retirement and death 

  • Legacy 

  • Honors and tributes 

  • In popular culture 

  • Marriage and family