DAVIS, Calif. (September 7, 2026) – The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame has announced four new inductees. The honorees represent several disciplines within the sport of cycling. The inductees are Thurlow Rogers (Modern Road & Track Competitor), George Wiley (Veteran Road & Track Competitor), Len Pettyjohn (Contributor to the Sport) and Gary Fisher (Contributor to Cycling in General). With the Class of 2026, there are now 192 Inductees in the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.
The biennial Induction weekend will take place in the Fall of 2027 at a site to be announced. Tickets for the 37th induction will be available for purchase online beginning July 2027. For more Induction information, visit: www.usbhof.org
The Class of 2026 Inductees include:
THURLOW ROGERS – Modern Road and Track
Thurlow Rogers was one of the strongest American road cyclists of the 1980’s and enjoyed a long competitive career spanning nearly three decades. He was named USA Cycling’s Rider of the Year in 1983 following a successful European campaign that included a fourth-place finish at the Peace Race and a gold medal in the Pan American Games Team Time Trial. Rogers represented the United States at the 1984 Olympic Games, finishing sixth in the men’s road race, and later rode professionally for the famed La Vie Claire team alongside Bernard Hinault and Greg LeMond.
GEORGE WILEY– Veteran Road and Track
George Wiley (1881-1954) was one of America’s greatest early track cyclists and the dominant American motor-paced racer of his era. A 1912 UCI Professional Motor-Paced World Champion and five-time U.S. Professional Motor-Paced Champion, Wiley achieved a distinction unmatched by any American male cyclist for more than seventy years. His 1912 world title remained the last men’s world cycling championship won by an American until Greg LeMond won the UCI Road World Championship in 1983.
LEN PETTYJOHN- Contributor to the Sport
For more than four decades, Len Pettyjohn has helped shape American cycling as a team manager, race promoter, coach, and athlete developer. Best known for building and directing some of the most successful amateur, women’s, and professional teams in the United States, Pettyjohn’s programs produced Olympians, Olympic champions, national champions, and nearly 1,000 race victories over a 30-year period.
GARY FISHER– Contributor to Cycling in General:
Gary Fisher is widely regarded as one of the founders of modern mountain biking and one of the most influential innovators in cycling history. Through his role in developing early mountain bikes, co-founding the first company dedicated to manufacturing mountain bikes, helping establish and popularize the term “mountain bike,” and advancing bicycle technology, Fisher helped transform a small grassroots activity into a worldwide cycling movement.
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