cyclocross
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From cycle cross country.
Pronunciation
Noun
cyclocross (uncountable)
- (cycling) A form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles and requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion.
- 2009 July 15, George Vecsey, “Nod to the Past Stirs Memories of a Friend”, in New York Times[1]:
- Roby was an old cyclocross champion from the ’40s, a rugged man built for traversing the bumps and ruts of off-road competition, but he had also ridden in the Tour for several years.
Translations
form of bicycle racing
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Pronunciation
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Noun
cyclocross m (plural cyclocrossen, diminutive cyclocrosske n)