Lynne Tolman Presents an Illustrated Talk – Major Taylor “the Worcester Whirlwind”

Learn the story of the 1899 world cycling champion’s remarkable life on and off the racetracks of the world at the turn of the 20th century, and how the legacy of this African American pioneer is shaping cycling and our cities today.

Lynne Tolman is a cyclist herself, an editor — retired from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette — and president of the nonprofit Major Taylor Association, based in Worcester. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She has written about bicycling for VeloNews, USA Cycling, and other publications, and she bikes with the Seven Hills Wheelmen. One of her other hobbies is genealogy, another species of the history bug.

You can watch the New Major Taylor – Champion of the Race documentary at https://www.indianapublicmedia.org/majortaylor/ or https://youtu.be/nzDn3Ifmd0k

 Metz Day is sponsored by the Village Bank