pelotons
Racing bike groups
Pelotons is the plural of peloton, the main cluster of riders in a bicycle race.
The group rides closely together to reduce wind resistance, with riders taking turns at the front.
Breaking away from the peloton is a key racing tactic: Two riders escaped the peloton on the final climb.
The word comes from French, where it means a small ball or group.
cycling
Those who mount animals
- packGroup or compress
- breakawaySudden separation from group
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
race · Tour de France · lead-out · slipstream · bunch · echelon · yellow jersey · stages
riders
Those who mount animals
sprint · race · Tour de France · lead-out · slipstream · bunch · echelon · yellow jersey · stages · attacks
platoons
Soldier groups under lieutenants
unit · troops · battalion · march · infantry · regiment · drill · execution · firing squad · ranks