Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An outdoor bicycle race in which multiple contestants ride over a set course, often a path or trail, at the same time, vying for the lead.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun cycling A form of
bicycle racing consisting of manylaps 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.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Page, who hails from New Hampshire, and Johnson, who hails from neighboring Massachusetts, have competed against each other in cyclocross for 15 years.
Old rivalries heat up at USGP as Jonathan Page and Cannondale riders exchange words 2010
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Grealish tipped his event as a sign of things to come if cyclocross is to gain the eye of the American general public.
Boulder Cup blends `cross with a touch of modern Americana 2010
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Sometimes in cyclocross, a rider and a course are like a match made in heaven.
Jeremy Powers and Tim Johnson go 1-2 for Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com in USGP kickoff 2010
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Training for cyclocross is similar to training for all cycling events in that you should train for the specific demands of the event.
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Very well run and I'll definitely be back for what I'd like to call cyclocross training camp #2 next year.
Archive 2009-09-01 Bryan Grace 2009
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Very well run and I'll definitely be back for what I'd like to call cyclocross training camp #2 next year.
Steamboat Springs Stage Race - Day 4 Bill 2009
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He talked a lot, though, about this other sport called cyclocross, which to me at the time meant riding your road bike on grass, jumping over logs, and running through sandpits.
Tales of an Alderwoman: Ode to Cyclocross Mindy Glover 2008
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He talked a lot, though, about this other sport called cyclocross, which to me at the time meant riding your road bike on grass, jumping over logs, and running through sandpits.
Archive 2008-11-01 Mindy Glover 2008
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More or less, Kruger's could be described as a cyclocross race without any need to dismount.
Bike Hugger 2010
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cyclocross rocks..even urban cyclocross aka courier work/bike mess.
So What Now? Coaching and the End of Summer BikeSnobNYC 2008
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