I became a cycling champion – but I was booed
Maurice Burton fixed up a broken bike and fought his way to the top of the podium. But when he got there, the crowds weren't happy.
Londoner Maurice Burton begged his father for a bike. The answer was no – but Maurice found one another way. Within six years, in 1974, he'd become national cycling champion – the first black person in Britain to achieve this. But in his moment of glory, the crowd made it clear they weren't happy. Maurice shares his story of overcoming obstacles, riding in Belgium's intense racing circuit, and becoming a legend of South London's cycling scene. His biography, The Maurice Burton Way, is out now.
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(Photo: Maurice Burton. Credit: Courtesy of Maurice Burton)
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