Criterium, the Glossary
A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m.[1]
Table of Contents
13 relations: Aerodynamics, Crankset, Cyclingnews.com, Flanders, Grand Tour (cycling), Masters athletics, Points race, Racing bicycle, Rake (angle), Road bicycle racing, Tour de France, USA Cycling, Wheelbase.
- Events in road cycling
- Road bicycle racing terminology
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics (ἀήρ aero (air) + δυναμική (dynamics)) is the study of the motion of air, particularly when affected by a solid object, such as an airplane wing.
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Crankset
The crankset (in the US) or chainset (in the UK) is the component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating motion of the rider's legs into rotational motion used to drive the chain or belt, which in turn drives the rear wheel.
Cyclingnews.com
Cyclingnews.com is a website providing cycling news, race results, bike-related reviews and buying advice owned by Future.
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Flanders
Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium.
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour is one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España. Criterium and Grand Tour (cycling) are road bicycle racing terminology.
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Masters athletics
Masters Athletics managed by World Masters Athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of 35 years of age and over organized by World Masters Athletics.
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Points race
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track.
Racing bicycle
A racing bicycle, also known as a road bike is a bicycle designed for competitive road cycling, a sport governed by and according to the rules of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Criterium and racing bicycle are road bicycle racing terminology.
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Rake (angle)
Rake describes the angle made by a sloped surface with respect to a horizontal or vertical reference.
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Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads.
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Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race held primarily in France.
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USA Cycling
USA Cycling or USAC, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the national governing body for bicycle racing in the United States.
Wheelbase
In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels.
See also
Events in road cycling
- Criterium
- Individual time trial
- Race stage
- Team time trial
Road bicycle racing terminology
- Aero bike
- Alleycat race
- Autobus (cycling)
- Breakaway specialist
- Broom wagon
- Cadence (cycling)
- Chain gang (cycling)
- Climbing specialist
- Climbing train
- Commissaire (cycling)
- Criterium
- Cycling team
- Did not finish
- Directeur sportif
- Domestique
- Drafting (aerodynamics)
- Flèche (cycling)
- General classification
- Glossary of cycling
- Grand Tour (cycling)
- Green jersey
- Hors catégorie
- Individual time trial
- Kermesse (cycling)
- King of the Mountains
- Peloton
- Points classification
- Puncheur
- Race stage
- Racing bicycle
- Rainbow jersey
- Red jersey
- Repechage
- Rouleur
- Ruban Jaune
- Sprint train
- Sprinter (cycling)
- Team classification
- Team time trial
- Time trial bicycle
- Time trial cycling equipment
- Time trialist
- Triple Crown of Cycling
- White jersey
- Young rider classification