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The Maurice Burton Way
'Maurice has lived a hell of a life. The world needs to hear about it' Ned Boulting 'This book is an inspiration to those who want to achieve in both sport and life' Phil Liggett MBE Maurice Burton rose above racism in British society and sport to triumph over adversity. This is the long-awaited, authorised biography of a ground-breaking British cyclist. On a still summer's evening at Leicester's Saffron Lane Velodrome in June 1974, Maurice Burton defeated an elite field to become Britain's first ever Black cycling champion. For his father, it was a moment of intense pride; Rennal arrived in 1948 from Jamaica and made his home in South London. As his 18-year-old son climbed onto the podium, ...
No Straight Lines
40 years ago, British Junior Sprint Champion Maurice Burton, barely out of his teens, journeyed from his home in London to Ghent in Belgium, to ride the 'winter boards'. In the years that followed, Burton made the historic city his base for the European circuit of gruelling six-day cycling races on indoor tracks. As well as the handicaps of language barriers and acceptance as a young rider on the circuit, there was another hurdle for Burton to overcome - the colour of his skin. With a Jamaican father and English mother, he stood out in races where often all the other competitors were white, and throughout his career he regularly encountered racism and intolerance. Despite these obstacles, Burton competed in the 1974 Commonwealth Games and went on to ride 56 'races to nowhere', drawn by the money, the buzz and the sheer joy of being fit and fast. But more than that, he thrilled in the satisfaction of being one of the best in the world, competing against the likes of the legendary Eddy Merckx to become a great of the six day circuit himself. In No Straight Lines, Edmond Hood documents the tumultuous, searing and vibrant life of man who was a true pioneer in British cycling.
