New Book Reveals 1890s Women Cyclists Competing Nationwide
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...
2018 Induction
Hall of Fame Inducts Four By Peter Joffre Nye Davis, CA (November 10, 2018)—The 32nd annual U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame inductions unfolded against a background of California wildfires. As Jerry Ash, the 1973 match sprint track champion and winner from 1977 to 1979 of...
U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Announces Four 2018 Inductees
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...
2018 U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – November 10, 2018
The 32nd annual Induction for the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the ARC Ballroom at UC Davis from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Tickets for the Nov. 10 Induction Ceremony are $60.00 each and they are available for...
U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Accepting Nominations for 2019 Inductees
DAVIS, Calif. (April 1, 2019) – The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the 2019 class of inductees through April 30. Anyone can submit a nomination and nominees include those who have achieved tremendous success in racing or who have enhanced the...
Patriots Star Gronkowski’s Great Grandfather Was Olympic Cyclist
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...
U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Announces Four 2017 Inductees
DAVIS, Calif. (August 11, 2017) – The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame will induct four legends of American cycling in ceremonies being held on November 11 in Davis, California. The honorees represent several disciplines within the sport of cycling. The inductees are Roy...
Inductees Removed Due to Ethical Violations
Due to violations related to the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame official policy to automatically exclude athletes with ethical and performance enhancing drugs violations ( Ethical Standards Policy ), with regret, the Hall of Fame announces that Jonathan Boyer's...