This Phenom Could Make History

www.ozy.com [OZY]( February 21, 2023 [Can This Teen Do What’s Never Been Done?]( For nearly 40 years, there has been a notable absence of Black cyclists representing the U.S. in the Olympics. This teen wants to change that — and shatter a glass ceiling. [Read More]( [Nelson Vails: A Class of His Own]( A native of Harlem, and the youngest of 10 kids, Vails honed his cycling talent as a bike messenger in New York, earning the nickname “Cheetah.” [Read More]( [The Greatest American Sprinter of All Time]( Before Babe Ruth, Jesse Owens, Jim Thorpe and Jackie Robinson, Marshall “Major” Taylor was one of the first American sports stars. [Read More]( [Going Through Hell to Get to the Hall of Fame]( The first Black scholarship athlete in the South, UNC basketball star Charlie Scott tells his story. [Read More]( [How One Team Is Changing the World’s Whitest Sport]( A South African cycling team knows that the bike is a kind of power. [Read More]( [about]( [subscribe]( [advertise]( //link.ozy.com/click/30616361.99043/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL09aWS8_dXRtX3Rlcm09T1pZJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1kYWlseS1kb3NlJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PVR1ZXNkYXlfMDIuMjEuMjM/5cc372683f92a4331dae6934B418295ce//link.ozy.com/click/30616361.99043/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGlrdG9rLmNvbS9Ab3p5Lm1lZGlhP3V0bV90ZXJtPU9aWSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249ZGFpbHktZG9zZSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1UdWVzZGF5XzAyLjIxLjIz/5cc372683f92a4331dae6934Bb6b364a4//link.ozy.com/click/30616361.99043/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vT1pZP3V0bV90ZXJtPU9aWSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249ZGFpbHktZG9zZSZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1UdWVzZGF5XzAyLjIxLjIz/5cc372683f92a4331dae6934B744a29c5 this message has been sent to you because you are currently subscribed to OZY’s daily newsletter. if you no longer wish to receive updates, you can easily [unsubscribe](.