USBHOF News and Information
USBHOF Loans One-of-a-kind Major Taylor Bicycle to New Indiana Exhibit
Major Taylor's historic bicycle is on its way to his hometown, Indianapolis for 2022. The Indiana State Museum is borrowing a Peugeot that Taylor raced on during his popular 1903 campaign in Paris and around the Continent. The track-racing bicycle, on loan from...
The Passing of Francois Mertens
Passing of Francois Mertens
The Passing of Laurence Malone
2017 Off-Road Competitor Inductee Laurence Malone passed away on May 17, 2021 In 1975 Laurence won his first US National Cyclocross Championship at Tilden Park, CA. He went on to win the next four Cyclocross National Championships from 1976 through 1979 and finished...
Major Taylor Led the Way for Black Athletes in Professional Sports
A photo of Taylor offers insights into American cycling in 1901 By Peter Joffre Nye In August 1901 Marshall “Major” Taylor of Indianapolis arrived in Newark, New Jersey after a campaign that spring as a match sprinter in Paris and other destination cities around the...
The Passing of Ernie Seubert
1994 Inductee and long-time USBHOF Board of Directors member Ernie Seubert passed away on February 13, 2021 at the age of 91. As a competitor Seubert raced in the Junior and Senior Nationals, was the New York state champion and won the 1952 Tour of Somerville....
Cyclist Greg LeMond to receive Congressional Gold Medal
LeMond is the first cyclist to receive America’s highest civilian honor. He was inducted into the US Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1996.
1996 Inductee “Eddie B” Borysewicz has passed
Edward "Eddie B" Borysewicz has passed away. The Polish coach died at the age of 81 on November 17, 2020 in a hospital in Drezdenko, in Lubuskie Province. "Eddie B" is one of the most important cycling coaches in the history of the 20th century. In the first half of...
Hall of Fame Bicycle Museum is Now Open
The US Bicycling Hall of Fame facility at 303 Third Street in Davis, CA is now open. As per county health guidelines, visitors are required to wear a mask and practice social distancing. The museum and Hall of Fame is open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and also on...
U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Announces Four 2020 Inductees
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...
Hearts of Lions Excerpt
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 endowed with...