Grand Finish at Grand Prix Cycliste de la République, 1908

ID: 456 ~ Creator: Press photograph, September 21, 1908. ~ Date: Grand Prix Cycliste de la République, 1908
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Grand Finish at Grand Prix Cycliste de la République, 1908

Major Marshall Taylor pulled ahead of Emile Friol to finish of the Grand Prix de Republique in 1908. The Grand Prix de Republique was held at the Parc de Princes Stadium in Paris.

Image credit: Bibliotheque Nationale de France.

This file appears in: Racing in the Velodrome

By Kaelynn Hayes
The open air cycling track, or velodrome, before you is named for Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor. In 1899, Taylor, a renowned cyclist and world record holder from Indianapolis, became the second African American world champion athlete. Celebrated…