The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame has announced its newest class of four inductees, representing several disciplines within the sport of cycling. Among this year’s honorees is Thurlow Rogers, who will be inducted in the Modern Road & Track Competitor category.
One of America’s top road cyclists of the 1980s, Rogers was named USA Cycling’s Rider of the Year in 1983 following a successful European campaign that included a fourth-place finish at the
Peace Race and a gold medal in the Pan American Games Team Time Trial. He represented the United States at the 1984 Olympic Games, finishing sixth in the men’s road race, and later raced professionally for the legendary La Vie Claire team alongside Bernard Hinault and Greg LeMond.
Thurlow has been part of our Masters cycling team for decades, dating back to its years as the Amgen Breakaway from Cancer Masters Cycling Team and continuing today with the Davis Phinney Foundation Masters Cycling Team. Through the team’s evolution and its partnerships with different organizations and causes, Thurlow has remained a longtime teammate and an important part of our history.
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The induction ceremony will be held later this fall in Davis, California, where Thurlow will officially and rightfully take his place among the legends of American cycling.
The entire Davis Phinney Foundation Masters Cycling Team congratulates Thurlow on this extraordinary and well-deserved honor. We are incredibly proud to have shared so many years of our team’s history with him and even prouder to now call our longtime teammate a U.S. Bicycling Hall of Famer.
Photo by Scott Dworkin
