Cyclist Race at Stade Veledrome Buffalo, France May 29, 1908

ID: 515 ~ Creator: Press photography, May 29, 1908 ~ Date: Cycling Race at Stade Velodrome Buffalo in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, May 29, 1908.
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Cyclist Race at Stade Veledrome Buffalo, France May 29, 1908

American boxer Sam McVey steadies Marshall Taylor at start of 1908 race against France’s Gabriel Poulain (world champion in 1905) and Denmark’s Thorvald Ellegaard (world champion in 1901,1902, and 1903, 1906, 1908, 1911). Image credit: Bibliotheque Nationale de France

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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…