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Examples
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After that stoppage, and as a small gesture to us, Wiggins drops back from the peleton and the support vehicles.
Bradley Wiggins: It's a way of life and you need to buy into it 2012
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I can look at my career, I can look at my relationship with the press, I can look at my relationship with the fans, I can look at my relationship with the peleton and you reassess these things.
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Van der Vorst said her initial goal is just to keep pace with the peleton in women's racing, but she has also set her sights on competing in the road race at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Paralympian Walks Again, Joins Pro Cycling Team After Regaining Use Of Legs 2011
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A few laps later, the peleton came to a stop and Di Luca made an announcement to fans with a microphone.
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I haven't had an issue with one person in this peleton — even the French ones.
Armstrong says comeback on track despite fade in Australia 2009
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Wiggins is still alongside Contador in the peleton, but Armstrong is 40 seconds down.
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His jersey is torn and he is now trying to get back to the peleton ... again.
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Yet with all of the Tour's money, majesty and technology, it is still human enough to remind me that anyone with a bike can feel the same exhilaration, excitement, and physical sensation as a professional peleton.
Gil Laroya: How Dwayne and The TDF Help Me Conquer Steve 2010
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He's been hanging out the back of the peleton looking completely shot for the last couple of stages.
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Yet with all of the Tour's majesty and technology, it is still human enough to remind me that anyone with a bike can feel the same exhilaration, excitement, and physical sensation as a professional peleton.
Gil Laroya: How Dwayne and The TDF Help Me Conquer Steve 2010
vendingmachine commented on the word peleton
It's odd when there are plenty of examples but no definition.
July 27, 2016