This week, we take a trip east – first to Worcester, Mass to meet Lynne Tolman, the president of the Major Taylor Association. Most of us know who Major Taylor was and today especially, his life and achievements stand out as being most remarkable. Arguably, he was the first black athlete to break the color barrier, and long before Jackie Robinson, Major Taylor was a cycling phenomenon. When he won the world championship back in 1899 though, it wasn’t here in the U.S. – his home country. He spent many years in Europe to escape the Jim Crow Laws of the day and was revered for his prowess on the bike.