page_title: George M. Hendee
section_title: Bicycle racing
hierarchical_section_title: George M. Hendee / Bicycle racing
caption_attribution_description: English: George M. Hendee, furthest to the left
context_page_description: George Mallory Hendee was a bicycle racer and co-founder of the Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company. Hendee first became involved with the bicycle industry after his bicycle-racing career. Not only did Hendee build bicycles, but he also sponsored numerous bicycle events and racers. Once he retired from racing and the manufacturing company, Hendee bred cattle and chickens on his farm.
context_section_description: George M. Hendee took up bicycle racing at age 16. He won the United States National Amateur High Wheel Championship in 1886, setting a new world record over a dirt half-mile track of 2 minutes 27.4 seconds, which he held until 1892. Hendee was America's first national cycling champion, winning 302 of the 309 races he entered and dedicating himself to racing and traveling to bicycling events.
caption: George M. Hendee, furthest to the left
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