1/8/2024 0 Comments Breakaway in cycling![]() ![]() See Rainbow jerseyĪrrivée en altitude: French for hilltop finish.Īrrivo in salita: Italian for hilltop finishĪttack: Generally a sudden acceleration in an attempt to break free of the peloton. See Rainbow JerseyĪrcobaleno: Italian for Rainbow. Used to describe a rider suspected of doping because of the stage flash in his eyes.Īmiraglia: Italian for a team follow car.Īrc-en-ciel: French for rainbow. Looking at the word for a while, it occurred to us that they weren't showing us a racer named "Achtervolgers", but rather the "after-followers".Īllumer les phares: French for "turning the lights on". We first learned this word watching the Dutch television feed of the Tour of Flanders, and it was on-screen whenever they showed the chasing peloton. See also Broom WagonĪbbuono: Italian for time bonus. À bloc: French for riding as hard as possibleĪbandon: To quit a race. For example:Ī: In Italian race results "a" is the same as French for in race results If no time is given, same time is assumed. French or Spanish results will use often use "m.t." to denote same time. ![]() If a rider finishes close enough to a rider who is in front of him so that there is no real gap, he will be given the same time as the first rider of that group. The "s.t." means that they were given the same time as Pollentier. Van Impe and Thévenet were with Pollentier but slightly behind him. Pollentier was still further behind and crossed the line 3 minutes and 34 seconds after Ocana. Joop Zoetemelk was behind him and crossed the finish line 15 seconds later. In the example below Luis Ocana won the race, taking 6 hours, 51 minutes, 15 seconds to complete the course. If there's one you need to know the meaning of, and it isn't here, drop us an e-mail (see the "contact" button in "site information" on the menu) and we'll tell you what it means, and probably add it to this In English language race results, an asperand (or "at" sign) is used to denote the amount of time or number of points behind the winner. We've put together a glossary of bicycle racing terms, but it is a work in progress, and there are certainly terms we've left out. For your copy, just click on the Amazon link on the right.Ībout this page: All fields have their own jargon, and bicycle racing is no exception. James Witherell's book Bicycle History: A Chronological History of People, Races and Technology is available in print or as a Kindle eBook. Other lists: Riders' nicknames | List of pro team sponsors and their businesses | Bicycle Quotes | Stuff we like ![]()
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