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A short wheel base recumbent bicycle with two large wheels, usually between 559 and 622 mm in size. The kind of recumbent most similar to normal road bikes in characteristics. [62] Hill climb (race) A short distance uphill race, usually an individual time trial over approximately 3–5 km. See Hillclimbing (cycling).
The Giro d'Italia (Italian: [ˈdʒiːro diˈtaːlja]; lit. 'Tour of Italy'), [1] also known simply as the Giro, [2] is an annual multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. [3] The first race was organized in 1909 to increase sales of the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, [3 ...
Chainset: see Crankset. Chainstay: a pair of tubes on a bicycle frame that runs from the bottom bracket to the rear fork ends. Chain tensioner: a device to maintain proper chain tension. Chaintug: a device to aid in setting the proper chain tension. Cluster: a bicycle cogset, either a freewheel, or cassette.
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
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An American-style crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter ...
Cycling. European city bike. Children riding a bike in Ghana. 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.
Cadel Lee Evans AM (/ kəˈdɛl /; [3] born 14 February 1977) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who competed professionally in both mountain biking and road bicycle racing. A four-time Olympian, [4] Evans is one of three non-Europeans – along with Greg LeMond and Egan Bernal – to have won the Tour de France, winning the ...