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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).
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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.
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 ...
The Nice Ride bike share system makes it easy to grab a bike and go. Good to Know: ... a 131-mile network of car-free trails, provides a safe place for cyclists as well as runners and pedestrians.
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 ...
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.