Road bicycle racing terminology

major cycling race

Leader jersey in the Tour de France

type of bicycle used for road racing

road bicycle race time trial for an individual

thumb|right|Peloton at 2018 Giro d'Italia In a road bicycle race, the peloton (, originally meaning ) is the main group or pack of riders. Riders in a group save energy by riding close (drafting, or slipstreaming) to (particularly behind) other riders. The reduction in drag is dramatic; riding in the middle of a well-developed group, drag can be reduced by as much as 95%. Exploitation of this potential energy saving leads to complex cooperative and competitive interactions between riders and teams in race tactics. The term is also used to refer to the community of professional cyclists in gene

colored jersey for the reigning World Champion in cycling

A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m.

thumb|right|Domestiques from several teams form lines at the front of the peloton to keep their leaders near the front of the race. Note [[George Hincapie working for his team leader Lance Armstrong, visible in the yellow jersey of the Tour de France.]]

organizational unit consisting of cyclists and supporting personnel

cycling race contested over multiple days

bicycle racing event

award in cycling stage races

road bicycle racer who specializes in climbing

used in cycle races to designate a climb that is "beyond categorization"

group of cyclists who, in a race, are dropped from the main peloton

type of road racing cyclist

award assignet to the current leader and overall winner of a certain cycling competition, or to signify the best young rider in the race

cycling term; number of revolutions of the crank per minute

thumb| Example of a wrestling tournament using a repechage bracket with two 3rd-place finishers without crossover. Competitors losing to finalists and compete for bronze medals.

thumb|upright|Philippe Gilbert sprinting to victory in the 2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|road race at the [[2012 UCI Road World Championships]]

Achievement in road bicycle racing

bicycle race

vehicle that follows a Cycle Road Race picking up stragglers

term used in road bicycle racing and Grand Tour stage races in particular

Jersey of leader of cycling races

special cycling jersey given to the "King of the Mountains" in the Tour de France and "Queen of the Mountains" in the Tour de France Femmes

a participant who does not finish a race

Bicycle racing award type

cycling title created in 1936 by Henri Desgrange

A rouleur is a type of racing cyclist who excels at long solo efforts and time trials.

person directing a cycling team

racing bicycle designed for use in an individual race against the clock

category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races

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aerodynamic technique where two moving objects are caused to align in a close group reducing the overall drag