Schedule
Sun Aug 04 2024 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location
2834 10th Avenue South,Minneapolis,55407,US | Minneapolis, MN
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Black Bike Week celebrates Black Contribution to the rich culture of biking in America. Meet Black bike pioneers, Nelson Vails, Shaums MarchThe Cultural Wellness Center, Melanin in Motion, BICP (Bike Instructor Certification Program), Bike MN, The Loppet Foundation, and NCYD—The National Center for Youth Development—support Black Bike in expanding "who" realizes the benefits of the outdoors, nature, adventure, and active living.
As a founding member of the Major Taylor Bicycling Club of MN, Anthony Taylor started Black Bike Week to increase access to new cyclists. The mainstream celebration of Bike Week in April and May only invited and supported the already committed cyclists. The unstable nature of Minnesota's weather created an opportunity only for those already committed. Join us for a week of activity to expand your understanding of history, the streets we ride, and the machine that feeds our spirit. Join Two great African American pioneers - Nelson Vails and Shaums March, for a week of rides, knowledge sharing, and community-building. Black Bike Week celebrates bike Culture in our community.
Black August is an annual commemoration to commemorate Black political prisoners and freedom struggles in the United States and beyond and highlight Black history. In my research on cycling as an expression of liberation and mobility, I found August significant for Black Bike History, too.
Bike August - August not only contains my birthday. It is a month ripe with Black Bike History - take a look. Black Bike Week is Born in 2014.
Kittie Knox challenged the League of American Wheelmen in 1894/95. In 1894, despite strong opposition from many local affiliates, including numerous cycling clubs in Boston, the League passed a color bar. Spearheaded by Colonel W.W. Watts from Louisville, Ky., it was resolved at the annual meeting in 1894 that “none but white persons can become members of the League.” Since Knox was already a card-carrying member — one of just a few hundred women at the time — it set the stage for a possible showdown at the 1895 meeting. In July 1895, at The Asbury Park League of American Wheelmen (LAW) meeting , , Kittie Knox challenged the organization's discriminatory policies in 1895. During this meeting, Knox, an African American cyclist, confronted the League's racial exclusion policies, making a significant stand for racial equality within the cycling community The 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps , also known as the "Iron Riders" or "Buffalo Soldiers", arrived in St. Louis, Missouri on July 24, 1897, after a 41-day, 1,900-mile journey from Fort Missoula, Montana. The ride was part of a U.S. Army experiment to test the effectiveness of transporting troops by bicycle and to determine if the bike could replace the horse. The route followed the Northern Pacific and Burlington railroads through Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Missouri. The 23-person expedition included 20 Black soldiers who volunteered, as well as 2nd Lt. James Moss, the commanding officer, Dr. James Kennedy, an Army physician, and Edward Boos, a newspaper reporter. The corps was welcomed into Forest Park by a crowd of 1,000 cyclists.
Major Taylor, a pioneering African American cyclist, won the world championship in the one-mile track cycling event at the World Championships held in Montreal, Canada, on August 10, 1899.
On August 3, 1984, Nelson Vails made history by becoming the first African American to win an Olympic medal in cycling. He achieved this milestone at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, winning a silver medal in the Men's Sprint event. Vails' accomplishment was a significant moment in the history of cycling and the Olympic Games, as he broke racial barriers in a sport predominantly dominated by white athletes.
Shaums March won his first significant mountain biking championship at the UCI Masters Downhill World Championships, held in Sun Peaks, Canada, on September 1, 2006. Shaums is a two-time Downhill Masters World Champion, former Red Bull athlete, and technical skills coach for the USA Cycling National and Olympic team. He has coached multiple riders to the National Championships, and five of his riders have won World Championship titles.
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The Cultural Wellness Center, Melanin in Motion, Bike MN, The Loppet Foundation, and NCYD, the National Center for Youth Development, support Black Bike to expand "who" realizes the benefits of the outdoors, nature, and adventure.
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2834 10th Avenue South,Minneapolis,55407,US, United States
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