I remember watching John win the Thrift Drug Classic in Pittsburgh on TV when he rode for Motorolo in the early days! He was the first road rider that encouraged me to go from riding to racing so in my young years...he was classic. I got to talk with him at Mt Snow Vermont some years afterward and I was wearing a bones and glasses Jersey like one of his first Team Jerseys. He autographed the shoulder in permanent marker for me. Great all around guy and friendly. A true asset to the sport
Walt Skrzypek
Falls Creek, Pa
> Today "The Fastest Bicyle Rider In the World" book arrived. There were
two of Major's obituaries pasted inside which subdued the trill of holding
the book temporarily, but reminded me of the hardships this great champion
endured in his final years. Would like to leave you with a quote from the
book, "He is a perfect wonder on the wheel, which he rides much easier than
any other rider on the track, and yet he always seems to have a reserve
force that would land him a winner."
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> Haven't ridden in over a week now, but did get to talk to John Tomac
Sunday after the NORBA Downhill. Anyone remember when he was training while
on the road team and his team mates encouraged him to do a wheelie? Great
all around rider as well as person. To young folks he is vintage.
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