In spring 2007, 24-year-old bicycle racer Simeon Commissiong of Indianapolis posed for sculptor Toby Mendez as the model for Major Taylor. Commissiong is three-time defending sprint champion (2007, 2006, 2005) in the American Velodrome Challenge at the Major Taylor Velodrome in Indianapolis. At 5'9" he has a build remarkably similar to Major Taylor's. Read more ...
PHOTO / TOBY MENDEZ