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...
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...
The USBHOF museum will be closed on Wednesdays during the holidays. The schedule is: • Saturday, Dec. 22: Open 10 am to 2 pm. Model trains running 11 am to 1 pm • Wednesday, Dec. 26: CLOSED • Saturday, Dec. 29: Open 10 am to 2 pm. Model trains running 11 am to 1 pm •...
DAVIS, Calif. (September 5, 2018) – The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame will induct four legends of American cycling in ceremonies being held on November 10 in Davis, California. The honorees represent several disciplines within the sport of cycling. The inductees are...
DAVIS, Calif. (March 6, 2020) – The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the 2020 class of inductees through March 31. Anyone can submit a nomination and nominees include those who have achieved tremendous success in racing or who have enhanced the...
By Peter Joffre Nye Athletic prowess runs in the Gronkowski family. New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski’s great grandfather was Ignatius (Iggy) Gronkowski, who rode in the 1924 Paris Olympics road race. For the 1924 Olympics, all sports team directors...
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