professional cycling
Elite bike competition
Professional cycling is competitive bicycle racing as a paid career, encompassing road races, stage races like the Tour de France, and track events.
Riders belong to sponsored teams and compete for prize money, contracts, and rankings.
The sport is notorious for doping scandals: Professional cycling has struggled to rebuild its credibility.
Also called pro cycling.
- road racingCompetition on paved routes
- Tour de FrancePremier European cycling stage competition
- mountain bikingOff-road cycling activity
- wheelsetsAxle with attached wheels
- interval trainingAlternating hard and easy periods
grand tour · cyclo-cross · BMX racing · criteriums · time trials · sprint finish · domestique · nutrition plans · yellow jersey · polka dot jersey · race leader · stage winner · podium finish · peloton · strength conditioning · fan clubs · energy gels · doping
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