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The League of American Bicyclists (LAB), officially the League of American Wheelmen, [6] [3] is a membership organization that promotes cycling for fun, fitness and transportation through advocacy and education. [7] A Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, [3] the League is one of the largest membership organizations of cyclists in the ...
In 1985, the League of American Wheelmen established the Phyllis Harmon Volunteer of the Year Award to recognize individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to bicycling. [ 4 ] In 2005, she was listed as number 12 in the League of American Bicyclists' Top 25 Change Agents for Cycling, honoring "25 people who indelibly changed the face ...
Katherine Towle Knox (October 7, 1874 – October 11, 1900) was a bicycle racer and the first African American to be accepted into the League of American Wheelmen (LAW). [1] Knox joined LAW in 1893 at a time when few women were members. [1] [2] The organization changed their constitution to only allow white members in 1894.
Good Roads magazine was an early advocate for road improvements.. The Good Roads Movement was officially founded in May 1880, when bicycle enthusiasts, riding clubs and manufacturers met in Newport, Rhode Island, to form the League of American Wheelmen to support the burgeoning use of bicycles and to protect their interests from legislative discrimination.
In 1965, with Phyllis Harmon and Joe Hart, Kingbay reorganized the League of American Wheelmen and brought it to prominence as the League of American Bicyclists.(Name change happened in 1994, according to the LAB link.) During his career as an advocate, Kingbay held the following positions: U.S. Cycling Federation (USCF) Treasurer
An American Star Bicycle from 1885 with the small wheel in front. The bike, with the one wheel dominating, led to riders being referred to in America as "wheelmen", a name that lived on for nearly a century in the League of American Wheelmen until renamed the League of American Bicyclists in 1994. [46]
During this time, Hines was president of the Detroit Wheelmen cycling club, [8] chief consul of League of American Wheelmen's Michigan Division, [9] and vice-president of the League of American Wheelmen. [8] Hines was appointed to the Wayne County Board of Roads at its inception in 1906, along with Henry Ford and Cassius R. Benton. [6]
1898: Appointed by Edward N. Hines, Chief Consul of the League of American Wheelmen (LAW) Michigan Division to chair a Good Roads committee. 1899: Unanimously elected Chief Consul with a platform to eliminate bicycle racing from the League and push the Good Roads Movement. 1900: Elected to the Michigan Senate as a LAW candidate. [2]