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Daily Peloton - Cycling terms Category: Sport and Leisure > Cycling Date & country: 01/02/2014, USA Words: 151

Wheel sucker, wheelsucking
Someone who sticks to rear wheel and refuses to go to the front, or the practice of wheelsucking. (Shadowing)

UCI
Union Cycliste Internationale, the International Governing Body of cycling.

Velodrome
A banked bicycle racing track. Can be indoors or outdoors, made out of wood, bitumen or wood (pine).

Toe strap, Toe clip
A strap on a pedal which holds a foot in place.

Track bike
A bike with a

Train
A fast moving paceline of riders.

TTT
Team Time Trial.

Tuck, tucked, full tuck
A riding position with the head and torso low, back flat, and arms close in for best aerodynamics and maximum speed. Also see Sitting Up.

Time trial
A race in which riders start individually and race against the clock. The fastest over a set distance is the winner.

Tempo
Brisk cadence.

Tester
A time trialist who doesn

Team leader
The rider for whom the team rides in order for the leader to win a stage or race.

Team pursuit
A track race in which two teams of four riders each start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch one another or finish in the fastest time.

Stand still
A sprint manoeuvre in which neither rider wishes to lead, resulting in both remaining motionless and balancing on the track for a maximum of three minutes; also called a standstill.

Sweeper
A wide turn.

Switchback
A tight, zigzag turn on the face of a mountain, either uphill or downhill.

Team captain
The member of the team directing the riders' strategy during a race. Usually the most seasoned rider in the team.

Sprinters line
A red line which marks the outside edge of the sprinters lane.

Stage race
A bike race held over successive days, with a different course each day. Stage races often feature a combination of long road races, a criterium and a time trial. The rider with the lowest total time (or accumulated points) after completion of all the stages wins the overall race.

Sprinters lane
The inner area on a cycling track bounded by the pole line and the sprinters line which marks the territory within which cyclists must obey certain rules while sprinting for the finish.

Spokes
The arms inside a wheel rim that connect tim to hub.

Sprint
1. A high-speed race, usually over a short distance. 2. The final high-speed dash for the finish line in race of any distance.

Rouleur
Used to describe riders who can ride all day over rolling parcours.

Saddle
The bike seat.

Shelled
Out the back, Being dropped, left behind.

Sitting up
When the rider is no longer tucked, or riding in the most aerodynamic fashion.

Slipstream
The area of least wind resistance behind a rider. Also called drafting.

Repechage
A round (usually in sprint competitions) in which losers of previous heats race against each other to gain re-entry into the competition.

Road rash
Skin abrasions resulting from a fall or crash onto the road.

Rotating
The action of each rider going to the front of a group and riding at the front to keep the pace high.

Pull
To take a turn at the front of the group, maintaining the same speed of the group.

Pull off
To relinquish one's position in the lead or after a pull so another rider can take over.

Puncture
Flat tire.

Punter
Ordinary rider...

Rail it
To ride fast and cleanly through a corner.

Rainbow Jersey
Rainbow-striped jersey awarded to world champions in each of cycling's disciplines.

Popped
Blown. Had it. Knackered. Stuffed. Lots of words to describe the legs just going all weak. Loss of power.

Prologue
A short race or time trial that is held on the beginning day of a stage race, such as in the Tour de France.

Pedaling squares
Pedaling so slowing (like riding a much to big a gear up hill) its as if the cranks are going around a square - think about it...

Peloton
The main group of riders; also called the pack, bunch or field. French.

Points race
A race in which riders are awarded points according to their finishing position in intermediate sprints.

Pole line
The innermost line on the velodrome surface, used to measure the length of the track; also called the measuring line.

Pave
See Cobblestone.

Parcours
The race course. French.

Palmares
A rider's racing accomplishments.

Paceline
A string of riders that moves at high speed with each individual taking turns setting the pace and riding in the draft of the others. See also Train.

On the tops
Riding with the hands on the top of the handlebars like the brake leavers.

Off the back
When a rider or riders cannot keep pace with the main group and lag behind.

Off the front
When a rider takes part in a breakaway.

Off-camber
A curve in a road that throws riders to the outside of the turn.

On the rivet
Riding really hard. Max. (Old leather saddles had rivets on the front, which is where you would be sitting working this hard.)

Neutralisation
In the event of a danger on the track, officials will tell all riders to go to the top of the track, ride at a steady pace and maintain their relative position. The start of road races can also have a have neutralised section.

NORBA
National Off-Road Bicycle Association. The licensing body responsible for United States mountain bike racing.

Motor
A time trialist.

Mountain bike, Mountain biking
See MTB.

MTB
Mountain biking, or mountain bike. A heavy-duty, higher clearance bike used for riding mountain trail races. A type of racing over such courses. Also called Fat Tire.

Natural break
When a rider relieves himself while riding. Also called au naturel.

Neutral support
The support given to a rider by a neutral party, i.e. a mechanic in a follow vehicle.

Maillot
Jersey. French. Maillot Jaune - Yellow Jersey, worn by Tour de France leader.

Mass start
A race start in which all racers start at the same time.

Minute man
Rider (man or woman) who starts a minute in front of you in a time trial.

Moto
Motor Official; a race referee or official on a motorcycle during the bicycle race event. Also a motorcycle ridden by an official or other personnel in a race.

Lead out
To intentionally sacrifice one's chances in order to create a windbreak and creating an opening for a rider behind. A racing tactic whereby one rider races at high speed to give a head start to the rider on his/her wheel.

Lined out
A group of riders in a long line one behind the other as the pace at the front causes them all to struggle.

Madison
A track race over a distance of 60km in which teams of two riders accumulate points in intermediate sprints. Named for Madison Square Garden in New York, where this type of race originated.

Lapped
A rider who has fallen behind another rider by one lap of the track, course or circuit is said to have been lapped.

Kicking
Getting a kicking. Being made to suffer by a better rider.

KOM
King of the Mountains. Award for the Best Climber.

Lactic, lactic acid
Describes the byproduct in the muscles that causes the pain after heavy physical exertion.

Lanterne rouge
Red light in French, a designation for the last rider in the GC of a race.

JML
Jean Marie LeBlanc, director of the Tour de France.

Jump
A quick acceleration which usually develops into a sprint.

Keirin
A track race in which riders compete in a sprint after completing a certain number of laps behind a motorcycle pacer (pronounced kay-rin).

Kermesse
Belgium for criterium or circuit race (laps around a set course).

Kick
A burst of acceleration for the final sprint.

Hunger knock
To be hungry and run out of energy.

Individual pursuit race
A track race in which two competitors starting at opposite sides of the track try to catch the other or finish in the fastest time.

Interval
What you do in training to simulate racing conditions in small doses. Has also been described as what you do when a dog is chasing you.

ITT
Individual time trial

Jersey
A bicycling shirt often with team and sponsors' logos, also usually with pockets in the back. Colored jerseys in races, such as the Tour de France, denote the leader in a certain category.

Hitter
Good rider. A better rider than you!

Hook
To suddenly move ones back wheel to the side, forcing the following rider to slow down to avoid running into it.

Granny gear
The smallest chainring on a bike, combined with the biggest sprocket to make the lowest gear.

Grimpeur
A rider with good climbing abilities. French; climber.

Handsling
In the Madison track event, the way in which team-mates exchange positions by one gripping the hand of the other and then propelling him forward.

Glass cranking
Putting little pressure on the cranks, taking it easy, not trying.

General Classification, GC
The overall time rankings in a race. The rider with the lowest time is number one on the GC.

Force the pace
To increase speed to make the group to go faster.

Foxing
Not showing all the cards. Saving themselves.

Fried
Stuffed. No energy or strength.

Gap
The amount of time or distance between a rider or group of riders and another rider or group of riders.

Gear
The mechanism on a bike that changes its rate of motion; low gears make it easier to pedal while high gears make it harder.

Feeding station/zone
The areas where riders in road races can pick up both food and liquid refreshments.

Field sprint
A sprint at the finish among the main group of riders in a road race.

Final
The last part of a race.

Flyer
A surprise attack, usually by a solo rider. Also a rider who gains speed within the peloton attempting to reach the front.

Drop, dropped
When a rider has been passed by another.

Echelon
A staggered line of riders, each downwind of the rider ahead, allowing them to move considerably faster than a solo rider or small group of riders. In windy sections where there are crosswinds, a large peloton will form into echelons. The most beautiful sight when seen from the air.

Etape
A race stage; French.

Face plant
Hit the ground face first.