by Bob Bowen | Jul 6, 2020 | News
DAVIS, Calif. (July 6, 2020) – Four legends of American cycling have been voted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. The Class of 2020 inductees are: Jeff Pierce (Modern Road & Track Competitor), Marianne Martin (Veteran Road & Track Competitor), Leigh...
by Bob Bowen | Jul 3, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
The US Bicycling Hall of Fame facility at 303 Third Street in Davis, CA will be closed temporarily beginning July 3, 2020 for at least weeks to comply with county health directives for indoor museums to combat the spread of the coronavirus and to protect visitors and...
by Bob Bowen | May 11, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
Excerpt from “Hearts of Lions: The History of American Bicycle Racing” By Peter Joffre Nye Second edition (University of Nebraska Press) When American Cycling Was Disney Land “The past is never dead. It isn’t even past.” —William Faulkner Like musicians...
by Bob Bowen | Mar 5, 2020 | News
By Peter Joffre Nye Hall of Fame inductee Vincent F. Menci passed away on March 4, 2020 at the age of 92. As curator of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame for its first twenty years, Vince Menci traveled widely to meet men and women who had played leading roles in racing...
by Bob Bowen | Jun 9, 2019 | News
Book review by cycling historian and author and USBHOF director Peter Joffre Nye THE WORLD’S FASTEST MAN: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America’s First Black Sports Hero
By Michael Kranish. 384 pp. Illustrated. Scribner. Major Taylor remains widely...
by Bob Bowen | Jan 18, 2019 | News
Book Review By Peter Joffre Nye WOMEN ON THE MOVE: The Forgotten Era of Women’s Bicycling Racing By Roger Gilles. 360 pp. 31 photos. University of Nebraska Press. American cycling, like art, has evolved through many crucial periods, and Roger Gilles brings back to...
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