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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.
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 ...
Program of cycling races, August 1871, Mons, Belgium. Bicycle Racer posed at Salt Palace wood track, Salt Lake City, 1911. The first documented cycling race was a 1,200 metre race held on May 31, 1868, at the Park of Saint-Cloud, Paris.
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. [1] It includes recreational , racing , commuting , and utility cycling . As users of the road, road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same laws as motorists, however there are certain exceptions. [ 2 ]
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
A BMX race. First round of the 2005 European BMX Championships held in Sainte-Maxime, France, on 23 April 2005 Building of a BMX track in 2016 in Ystad, Sweden Caracas Trail, considered the best BMX track in Latin America, located in Carapicuíba, Brazil
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the world governing body for cycling and international competitive cycling events. The International Human Powered Vehicle Association is the governing body for human-powered vehicles that imposes far fewer restrictions on their design than does the UCI.
An omnium (from Latin omnium: of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling.Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that feature the three primary road race events (time trial, mass start and criterium).