Annual Juneteenth Major Taylor Ride
Schedule
Fri Jun 19 2026 at 09:30 am to 12:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Freedom Park, 1170 Niagara St Buffalo, NY 14213 | Buffalo, NY
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🚴🏾 **Join Us for the Annual Juneteenth Major Taylor Ride!** ✨
Celebrate Juneteenth Day with a powerful ride through history! Meet us at Freedom Park (Foot of Ferry). Meet at 9:30 AM and ride at 10am , Friday, June 19, 2026. We will honor resilience, unity, and Major Taylor’s incredible legacy.
After we return to Freedom Park stay for the Annual Freedom Park Juneteenth Celebration.
🌍 **Freedom Park was the last stop for many seeking freedom, making this ride deeply meaningful.**
🏆 **Major Taylor—world cycling champion and trailblazer—defied barriers and became the first world sports champion**
Let’s ride together in his honor! 🚲💙
Hosted by East Side Bike Club
American bicycle racer Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor (1878-1932) was the world’s first black sports superstar. He was world cycling champion in 1899, American sprint champion in 1900, and set numerous track cycling records. Nicknamed “Major” in his youth in Indianapolis and later known as “the Worcester Whirlwind” after his adopted hometown in Massachusetts, he was the second African-American world champion in any sport (after Canadian-born bantamweight boxer George Dixon of Boston won his title in 1891). In the Jim Crow era of strict racial segregation, Taylor had to fight prejudice just to get on the starting line. He faced closed doors and open hostility with remarkable dignity. In his retirement he wrote his autobiography, “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World.”
Tag your crew, spread the word, and be part of history!
#JuneteenthRide
#MajorTaylorLegacy
#FreedomParkBuffalo
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Where is it happening?
Freedom Park, 1170 Niagara St Buffalo, NY 14213, 1170 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY 14213-1716, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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