cycling

[sahy-kling]

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noun

the act or sport of riding or traveling by bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
Also called bicycle race.��Also called bicycle racing.��Sports.��a race on lightweight bicycles with low handlebars, conducted for specified distances or against time on a dirt or board track or over public roads between cities.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cycling¹

First recorded in 1935–40; cycle + -ing ¹

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In July 2021, Mr Richards was cycling in Meare, Somerset, with two of his friends when they were hit by a drunk driver.

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But the pressure comes from all areas, including sometimes the top as she recalls an issue with world cycling's governing body.

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Olympic sites will be scattered well beyond Los Angeles proper, with volleyball in Anaheim, for instance, cricket in Pomona, cycling in Carson and swimming in Long Beach.

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Carson will host para archery at the fields at Dignity Health Sports Park, wheelchair tennis at the tennis center and para cycling track in the Velodrome.

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Could the cycling accident injury, a second angry outburst and very poor performances signal the beginning of the end for Lance Stroll at Aston Martin?

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