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Major Taylor and his friend Don
Walker in Australia, 1903
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Friends of Major Taylor
including Associated Clubs
SPONSORING PARTNER
Worcester Public Library
CHAMPIONS
$50,000 and up
SCORCHERS
$10,000-$49,999
WHIRLWINDS
$2,500-$9,999
PACESETTERS
$1,000-$2,499
SPRINTERS
$500-$999
TEAMMATES
$250-$499
WHEELMEN
$100-$249 or in-kind goods or services
FANS
A few words about some of the category names for our supporters:
"Scorchers," in 1890s slang, were fast bicycle riders. In the sports pages
of the newspapers of the day, Major Taylor was called "the Worcester
whirlwind." Bicycle riders of all kinds were called "wheelmen," and the
League of American Wheelmen governed bike racing.
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