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Michael Beckwith
Hiltner/Victor Vincente of America. |
| 1941 March 7: |
Born Michael Beckwith
Hiltner, Los Angeles, California. |
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| 1958: |
All-California road champion. |
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New Schwinn Paramount. |
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Lake Sherwood, California. |
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Southern California Grand
Prix champion. |
| 1959: |
Pan American team, Chicago. |
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| 1960: |
Win the Tour of Somerville,
New Jersey. |
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Early-season Olympic-year
racing. |
| 1960: |
Olympic Team; Rome, Italy;
11th place 100 km. team time trial. |
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Training in Italy after the Olympics. |
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Florentine amateur team. |
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| 1961: |
World championship team; Bern,
Switzerland. |
| 1962: |
World championship team; Nurnburgring,
Germany. |
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Acton, California. |
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Santa Monica, California. |
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Making the Pan Am games team. |
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Pan Am games team. |
| 1963: |
Pan American team; Sao Paulo,
Brazil; 2nd place road team standings. |
| 1964: |
Olympic team; Tokyo, Japan. |
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Italian jerseys. |
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| 1965: |
North America hillclimb champion;
Mt. Evans, Colorado. |
| 1965: |
World championship team; San
Sebastian, Spain. |
| 1965: |
Compete in Belgium. |
| 1965: |
Munster city track championships,
Germany; 3rd place. |
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| 1967: |
Compete in Brazil. |
| 1969: |
Independently conceive human-powered
vehicle. |
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| 1975: |
Change name to Victor Vincente
of America. |
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Design, construct, and
pilot “Tachy Taxi”. |
| 1979: |
Independently conceive mountain
bike, design and mass produce “Topanga!”. |
| 1979-1982: |
Design and produce electronic
jewelry. |
| 1980: |
Self-publish “1991: Selected
verses (and art) of Victor Vincente of America”. |
| 1980-1991: |
Publish “Topanga Riders’
Bulletin”. |
| 1980-1995: |
Promote mountain bike races. |
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Design, construct, and
pilot the“Tachy Taxi Two”. |
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1982-1985:
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Design and produce “VVA-26
Semi-Custom Dirt Road Bicycles”.
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California hillclimb champion. |
| 1984-1995: |
Promote 2- and 3-day mountain
bike tours. |
| 1989: |
Inducted to the Mountain Bike
Hall of Fame. |
| 1989-2001: |
Design and produce coin art
featuring bicycle images. |
| 1999: |
Publish “Beyond 1991:
A Dirt Road Rider's Trek Epic and Other Dreams”. |
| 2000: |
Hailed as Most Significant
Person [in the History of Mountain Biking]. |
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