Cycling

How it is used

People go cycling; teams discuss routes, rides and race stages.

Example sentences

1. Our cycling group chose a route with very little traffic.

   Route choice shapes the group's shared ride.

2. The cycling stage ended after a long uphill section.

   The sport is organised here as one stage of an event.

Common collocations

• cycling route
• cycling team

Related terms

• endurance sportA sport in which success depends largely on sustaining effort, pace, and energy over a long time or distance.
• triathlonAn endurance race in which athletes swim, cycle and then run, one straight after the other, over set distances.

More terms: Sports & Disciplines

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• marathon
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• track and field
• freestyle
• serve
• combat sport
• racket sport
• individual sport
• water sport
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• heptathlon