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Cycling, [1] also known as bicycling [2] or biking, [3] is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven 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.
Stationary bicycle Magnetic resistance mechanism A hybrid exercise bike and elliptical machine. A stationary bicycle (also known as exercise bicycle, exercise bike, spinning bike, spin bike, or exercycle) is a device used as exercise equipment for indoor cycling.
Mandatory helmet wearing is one of the most controversial topics in the cycling world, with proponents arguing that it reduces head injuries and thus is an acceptable requirement, while opponents argue that by making cycling seem more dangerous and cumbersome, it reduces cyclist numbers on the streets, creating an overall negative health effect ...
Peloton at 2018 Giro d'Italia. In a road bicycle race, the peloton (from French, originally meaning ' platoon ') 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 title given to the best climber in a cycling road race. Also known as Gran Premio della Montagna (GPM) in Italian cycling. On the ride-tracking web site Strava, usually abbreviated as KOM: The fastest rider on any segment whether uphill, downhill or flat. Kit A group, plus everything else a frameset needs to make a complete bicycle. [55] Kite
The UltraMarathon Cycling Association is the governing body for many ultra-distance cycling races. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport . Bicycle races are popular all over the world, especially in Europe.
Cycling is a means of transport, a recreation and a sport across land. It involves riding bicycles , tandem bicycles , unicycles , tricycles , and other human powered vehicles (HPVs). Subcategories
Cycle (music), a set of musical pieces that belong together Cyclic form, a technique of construction involving multiple sections or movements; Interval cycle, a collection of pitch classes generated from a sequence of the same interval class