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The word commonly refers to fans along the roadside at professional road cycling races in Italy such as Tirreno–Adriatico, Milan–San Remo, the Giro d'Italia, and the Giro di Lombardia. [72] Time trial A race against the clock where riders are started separately (ranging from 30 seconds to 5 minutes apart).
Cycling, [1] also known as bicycling [2] or biking, [3] is the activity of riding a bicycle or other type of cycle. It encompasses the use of human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world for purposes including transport, recreation, exercise, and competitive sport.
A folding bicycle can be quickly folded for easy carrying, for example on public transport. A small wheel bicycle, such as a Moulton Bicycle, has a traditional seating position and small wheels. A portable bicycle, such as a Strida, is a folding bicycle that is small and light enough to be easily carried afoot or in a cramped vehicle.
The word was first used in 1847 in a French publication to describe an unidentified two-wheeled vehicle, possibly a carriage. [10] The design of the bicycle was an advance on the velocipede, although the words were used with some degree of overlap for a time. [10] [11]
Peter Sagan’s brilliance on the WorldTour seemed to be just the tip of the iceberg. As the Slovak superstar exits the stage, our writer wonders if there’s more to the cycling maverick’s story.
Also sometimes used to describe suspension components, for example a swing arm pivot axle; Bar ends: extensions at the end of straight handlebars to allow for multiple hand positions; Bar plugs or end caps: plugs for the ends of handlebars; Basket: it is an optional attachment on a bike and is used for carrying things
A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.
Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...