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Major Taylor in Today's Media

• December 8, 2009
  Who Was Marshall 'Major' Taylor?
  (Daily Peloton)
  
  
• October 18, 2009
  Recalling a champ: Cyclist Major Taylor
  (Southtown Star)
  
  
• Fall 2009
  The Fastest Men on Two Wheels
  (Connecticut Explored)
  
  
• August 14, 2009
  Major Taylor's legacy pedals on
  (The Indianapolis Star)
  
  
• August 13, 2009
  Remembering Major Taylor
  (Boston.com video)
  
  
• April 2009
  Movers & Stakers: Stories along the Indiana National Road
  (Ball State University and National Scenic Byways Program documentary film)
  
  
• February 28, 2009
  Major Taylor statue dedication (Click here to listen.)
  (Audio Journal: "African American Experience")
  
  
• February 3, 2009
  Todd Balf recalls cycling champ 'Major' Taylor
  (Palm Beach Daily News)
  
  
• Winter 2008
  Sculpture Honors Champion Bicyclist
  (The Boule Journal)
  
  
• Fall 2008
  Major Taylor Statue Dedication
  (Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History)
  
  
• September 4, 2008
  Two African cyclists prepare to challenge the Tour de France podium
  (The Daily Telegraph)
  
  
• 2008
  "African-American Athletes" video
  (U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, "The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936")
  
  
• August 11, 2008
  The next "Jackie Robinson" ...
  (The Black Issue)
  Also appeared August 3 as:
  Look out, cycling tour, here come the Africans
  (The Philadelphia Tribune)
  
  
• July 28, 2008
  'Major' hill climb: Cyclist's great-great-grandson in race
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• July/August 2008
  Out & About: Celebrating Champion Cyclist Major Taylor
  (Worcester Living)
  
  
• May 2008
  Honoring a Legend
  (The Wheelmen)
  
  
• May 27, 2008
  A Major Monument
  (Cyclingnews.com)
  
  
• May 25, 2008
  An overdue honor of Major proportions
  (Sunday Telegram)
  
  
• May 22, 2008
  Image for the ages [article]
  Major Taylor Statue Dedication [slide show]
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• May 22, 2008
  Test of endurance
  (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• May 22, 2008
  Major triumph
  (Worcester Magazine)
  
  
• May 22, 2008
  Major Taylor Statue Dedication a First
  (Bicycle Retailer and Industry News)
  
  
• May 22, 2008
  Taylor/Longsjo History Ride
  (Sentinel and Enterprise)
  
  
• May 21, 2008
  Major Taylor dedication
  (Charter TV3: "Worcester News Tonight")
  
  
• May 21, 2008
  A proper tribute
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• May 21, 2008
  Winning company
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• May 19, 2008
  A legend comes to life: Indy man says it was an honor to serve as model for sculpture of biking great
  (The Indianapolis Star)
  
  
• May 18, 2008
  Vails salutes Major Taylor
  (Sunday Telegram)
  
  
• May 15, 2008
  Major Taylor was much more than a world cycling champion
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• May 11, 2008
  'Raleigh Boys' pay homage to Major Taylor
  (Sunday Telegram)
  
  
• May 7, 2008
  Freedom rider: Students study history of pioneering black cyclist
  (Naperville Sun)
  
  
• May 4, 2008
  Life & Times: Marshall W. 'Major' Taylor
  (Sunday Telegram)
  
  
• April 2008
  Interviews: Todd Balf, author of "Major"
  (NYvelocity)
  
  
• April 27, 2008
  Bicycle hall here? Worcester listed among top sites
  (Sunday Telegram)
  
  
• April 1, 2008
  Cyclist's Little-Known, But 'Major' Contribution
  (National Public Radio: "News & Notes")
  
  
• March 23, 2008
  Offbeat sports sagas, including one that is perfect for Hollywood
  (The Washington Post)
  
  
• March 12, 2008
  Bicycle legend memorial's unveiling finally set
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• February 23, 2008
  Vicious cycle
  (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• February 22, 2008
  An Indiana Black History Minute
  (FSN Indiana / Indiana Pacers)
  
  
• February 6, 2008
  Race under pressure: The story of champion cyclist 'Major' Taylor
  (Mothertown Monthly; The Daily News Tribune)
  
  
• December 23, 2007
  "Worcester Whirlwind"
  (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• November 24, 2007
  Major Taylor
  (WNBC-TV New York: "Positively Black")
  
  
• November 13, 2007
  Against all odds
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• May 2007
  The Major
  (Bike Culture)
  
  
• February 18, 2007
  Black cycling champion getting spotlight
  (Dayton Daily News)
  
  
• February 7, 2007
  Who Is Major Taylor?
  (LewRockwell.com)
  
  
• July 28, 2006
  Mass. Town Honors World Champion Black Cyclist
  (National Public Radio: "News & Notes with Ed Gordon")
  
  
• July 25, 2006
  A proper tribute: Major Taylor Boulevard honors cyclist
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• July 24, 2006
  A black athlete changed the gears of cycling's world
  (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• July 24, 2006
  Bicyclists rise to George St. challenge
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• July 24, 2006
  Remembering Major Taylor -- the fastest man on the planet
  (Resonance FM: "The Bike Show")
  
  
• July 2, 2006
  A fitting tribute
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• July 2006
  Interviews: Major Taylor Association
  (NYvelocity)
  
  
• June 2006
  Who Is Major Taylor?
  (Bicycling magazine)
  
  
• November 2, 2005
  Mayor takes "Major" route -- Boulevard may be renamed after cyclist
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• Fall 2005
  Change Agents for Cycling -- 25 people who changed bicycling in America
  (American Bicyclist)
  
  
• July 2005
  Major Injustice: The truth about America's first bicycling superstar
  (Delta Sky)
  
  
• July 15, 2005
  Major Taylor, the "Worcester Whirlwind"
  (National Public Radio: "News & Notes with Ed Gordon")
  
  
• July 11, 2005
  All cranked up -- Nearly 100 turn low gear on George Street
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• April 26, 2005
  A new spin on an old sport
  (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• April 19, 2005
  Library event with Andrew Ritchie focuses on famed cyclist
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• July 26, 2004
  Height of success in 24 seconds
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• July 22, 2004
  Saluting the Major -- Cycling event honors Worcester's world champion
  (Worcester Magazine)
  
  
• July 2, 2004
  Long before Lance, cycling had another "Major" hero
  (The Durango Herald)
  
  
• April 17, 2004
  Cyclist's legacy picks up speed
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• April 16, 2004
  Major Taylor finds young audience
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• October 2003
  Lance Armstrong & Major Taylor
  (Interview magazine)
  
  
• July 22, 2003
  Major figure from a different era of cycling
  (Austin American-Statesman)
  
  
• May 2003
  What's in a Name -- The legends behind seven local landmarks
  (Indianapolis Monthly)
  
  
• August 11, 2002
  Cyclists Armstrong, Taylor have much in common
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• September 16, 2001
  The greatest cyclist you've never heard of
  (The Boston Globe Magazine)
  
  
• September 16, 2001
  Major Taylor was much more than just a bicyclist
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• January 21, 2000
  Neighborhood fought sports hero's residency
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• November 13, 1999
  Major Taylor (Click here to listen.)
  (National Public Radio: "Only A Game")
  
  
• May 30, 1999
  League rights a wrong, lifting forgotten racial ban
  (Telegram & Gazette)
  
  
• Winter 1999
  Major Taylor, Superstar
  (American Legacy)
  
  

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