Maurice BurtonMaurice Burton was born in London to an English mother and a Jamaican father and became the first Black British champion in cycling. His first taste of success came when he won the Junior Sprint national title in 1973. He went on to represent Britainat the 1974 Commonwealth Games, but then moved to Ghent, Belgium in 1977 to escape the racism he was experiencing. Burton rode 56 professional six-day events, and retired from competitive cycling after a serious racing accident at the Six Days of Buenos Aires in 1984. Read More Read Less