Col. Albert Pope

Col. Pope is known in the United States as the father of bicycle manufacturing. Pope became a pioneer in the efforts to build better roads as he campaigned for bicycle safety and equal access to parks and streets. His efforts put bicycles in the military and helped to make road engineering a part of the MIT curriculum Col. Pope is credited for setting the stage for cycling in America.

Charles "Mile-A-Minute" Murphy

Murphy was the first man to ride a bicycle over a distance of one mile in less than one minute, a feat accomplished in 1899. He was National Tandem Champion in 1891 and won League of American Wheelman titles from one to five miles setting 17 national records. Through his career, he broke seven world records in distance up to ten miles.

Sue Novara-Reber

Sue was Senior Woman's National Sprint Champion in 1972, 194, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980. In 1982 she won the Senior Woman's Road National Championship. She also won three silver and four bronze medals in the Senior Woman's National Championships. She won seven Amateur Woman's Sprint Championship medals: two gold, four silver, one bronze. She served as coach of the Woman's National Team from 1986 to 1988.

Ted Smith

Ted was the Amateur Bicycling League of America Champion in 1945 (the youngest champion to date), 1947 and 1948. He was a member of the 1948 Olympic team. He raced in Belgium in 1950 as a professional becoming the first US rider to race in the World's Pro Road Race Championships. In 1961 at age 33, Smith competed in a Madison Square Garden Six-Day Race. Following his retirement from competition, he served as a coach and official.

Robert Rodale

Bob served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Rodale Press, publishers of Bicycling Magazine. Bob provided the land and financing for the construction of the Lehigh County Velodrome in Pennsylvania. His company continues to provide funding and office space for the management of the facility. He was the originator of the Golden Wheels Program, a regenerative cycling program for physical and mental rehabilitation.

Fred "Cappy" Capicchioni

After emigrating in the US from Italy, "Cappy," won the LeTourner Trophy in 1934 and the Six-Day Amateur Cup in Detroit in 1936. He helped establish the USCF national headquartered in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center. He was a major force in the construction of the 7-ELEVEN Velodrome in Colorado Springs. He is a member of the USCF Board of Directors.