Any bike nuts know who this guy might be?

topstuf

A link to a picture of the race

Dated Sept 18-19-20, 1883
Springfield Mass.

dlimb2

First name View...Last Name Behind.

topstuf

huh?

dlimb2

You asked who the guy might be...picture came up on a bicycle race and a guy in a circle....no I have no Idea who he might be...

Steve27

What does it say on the reverse? Additionally, is the date below "Sept. 18 1920," "1888" or "1880?"

topstuf

It's now edited to show the medal.

poorguy

Lets look at the clues:

Sept 18-19-20, 1883
Springfield Mass.
Bikes
Race
A coin/token commemorating the event.

If you could print the writing on the outside circle of the coin and the caption of the picture it would help.

razorface1027

Oliver Wendall Holmes? It's a wild guess.

poorguy

edited because it was wrong.

topstuf

1883.

Reverse is just arms of Springfield, MA with
"Organized a town, May 14, 1656 O.S."
and
"A city May 25, 1852"
No reference on rev to the bike race.

poorguy

Information about the sketch:

Harper's Weekly September 29, 1883, hand-colored engraving. The Bicycle Tournament at Springfield, Massachusetts - On the Homestretch - Ten Mile Race. Drawn by Schell and Hogan from a Sketch by E.L. Durand.

poorguy

It might be a political figure in or around Springfield, Massachussetts in 1883. I did search but couldn't find any pictures or names of mayor during that year. It might be a good start.

Bikingnut

My second hobby is mountain biking, but I have no clue.

coinmickey

What bikingnut said....my other hobby is road biking and I've no clue what this medal is from. Nice interesting piece though. Maybe it was just a commemorative of that event, an event so "local" that there's not much broader significance to it?