Nelson Vails

Nelson Vails

Nelson Vails Inducted in 2009 for Modern Road & Track Competitor (Post-1975) BiographyHis story is a triumph over almost insurmountable odds. Nelson Vails was the youngest of 10 children growing up in the Harlem projects who became the first African American to...
Mike McCarthy

Mike McCarthy

Mike McCarthy Inducted in 2010 for Modern Road & Track Competitor (Post-1975) BiographyMichael McCarthy earned numerous track citations and won 17 U.S. National Cycling Championships during his 16-year racing career. The numerous distinctions he earned in...
Martin “Marty” Wayne Nothstein

Martin “Marty” Wayne Nothstein

Martin “Marty” Wayne Nothstein Inducted in 2011 for Modern Road & Track Competitor (Post-1975) BiographyMarty Nothstein is widely considered the most successful U.S. track cyclist in the sport’s long history. Marty began his legendary career on the...
Mark Gorski

Mark Gorski

Mark Gorski Inducted in 1995 for Modern Road & Track Competitor (Post-1975)BiographyMark’s cycling career started in 1974 and he hit the big time with a first-place at the 1978 National Junior Sprint Championship In Kenosha, WI. He represented the US at the...
Leonard Harvey Nitz

Leonard Harvey Nitz

Leonard Harvey Nitz Inducted in 1996 for Modern Road & Track Competitor (Post-1975) Biography Leonard Harvey Nitz is regarded as one of the great track riders of the modern era. Twenty National Championship titles in various track disciplines including an Olympic...