Welcome to Major Taylor Cleveland!
Organized in 2014, The Cleveland MTCC (Major Taylor Cycling Club) encourages bicycle recreation and fitness for men and women in the Cleveland area.
Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor (26 November 1878 – 21 June 1932) was an American cyclist who won the world 1 mile (1.6 km) track cycling championship in 1899 after setting numerous world records and overcoming racial discrimination. Taylor was the first African-American cyclist to achieve the level of world champion. Taylor won the world championship in the 1-mile sprint in 1899 in Montreal.
He was the second African-American athlete to win a world championship
in any sport, after Canadian-born bantamweight boxer George Dixon of
Boston won a world title in a series of bouts in 1890-91.
Major Taylor Cleveland 