This notion of the 'first' black man/black women is imposed upon the public to fit the white narrative-history of the sport. Stop the fooling.
Dr Marlon Moncrieffe
I raced on bikes from 1994 to 2014. I still ride today. I am a Doctor of Education. My seminal academic research leads in the field of knowledge on black and minority ethnic group cycling athletes.
Now the social media sports boycott is over, what’s next for cycling?
‘No room for racism’ in cycling needs to be reified as a concrete reality in action and practice. Participation and representation of British cyclists at all levels from grassroots to professionals should be advanced and celebrated through the multiple ethnicities of British people.
Bouhanni and Stewart clash shows how professional cyclists need protection on and off the bike
The escalation of the Bouhanni/Stewart issue resulting in wide public criticism of Bouhanni and culminating in racist abuse shows that the UCI need to do more to protect professional bike riders from harm on and off the bike.
The Art of Racing: black professional cyclists together for a special reflective conversation
I am interested in meaning making through the narrative and biographies of black champion cyclists. By learning about their individual agency, and creation of their sporting identities shaped by their lived experience as elite athletes.
Black Champions Virtual Reality History Exhibition 2021
For more information email: drmarlonmoncrieffe@gmail.com
How do we applaud anti-racist action in cycling beyond a sense of tokenistic superficiality?
Accusations of white saviourism become easier to make, especially when gestures and actions are not thought through carefully, and especially without any consulting of experiences and knowledge of those people who have suffered most from racial oppression.