Link to racing terminology dictionary?

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Hi all,

I'm looking for a link that will explain cycle racing terms such as
jump, jam, shoot, kick, etc. Road terms are first prio, but I won't say
no if someone has a link to track as well.

Have any of you seen such a page on the web, if so I'd be grateful if
you could
pls post the link toit.

/Robert

Sorry, those are hunting terms.

HTH,

jj

Jet said:

Quoted message said:

Hi all,

I'm looking for a link that will explain cycle racing terms such as
jump, jam, shoot, kick, etc. Road terms are first prio, but I won't say
no if someone has a link to track as well.

Have any of you seen such a page on the web, if so I'd be grateful if
you could
pls post the link toit.

/Robert

Sorry, those are hunting terms.

HTH,

jj

Hunting, in a metaphorical sense!

Shooting, as in a series of short attacks designed to put 2-3 bike
lengths between yourself and the rest of the peloton.

Looking also for definitions that show the difference between jumping
and kicking (I think kicking is more applicable for the last km), we'll
see if someone comes up with a good glossary ... /R

Quoted message said:

Hi all,

I'm looking for a link that will explain cycle racing terms such as
jump, jam, shoot, kick, etc. Road terms are first prio, but I won't say
no if someone has a link to track as well.

Have any of you seen such a page on the web, if so I'd be grateful if
you could
pls post the link toit.

/Robert

I think this sounds like a good idea, but I'm not sure a comprehensive
glossary of racing slang is out there.
For someone with a science background, I think the cycling usage of the
words "strength" and "speed" can be confusing, but you will get the idea
in context.
A lot of this may be regional as well, and some may become archaic.
For example, does anyone other than Phil Liggett use "on the rivet"?
I don't here the expression "I didn't have the 'suds'" nearly often enough!

Steve

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

Mark & Steven Bornfeld said:

For example, does anyone other than Phil Liggett use "on the rivet"?

Yes. Old guys (like me) who started racing when some saddles still had
rivets on the nose to hold the leather in place. It's a great, but
perhaps archaic, term. Like "steel," "banana," and "toe strap."

Jim

http://209.177.135.180/news/user/story.php?id=947

http://www.bissell.com/Main.asp?Page_id=27710&cookie_test=1

http://www.northlan.gov.uk/leisure+and+tourism/sports+activities/cycling/terminology+2.html

http://www.stlbiking.com/Glossary.htm

http://cbs.sportsline.com/cycling/glossary

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http://209.177.135.180/news/user/story.php?id=947
http://www.bissell.com/Main.asp?Page_id=27710&cookie_test=1

http://www.northlan.gov.uk/leisure+and+tourism/sports+activities/cycling/terminology+2.html

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http://www.stlbiking.com/Glossary.htm
http://cbs.sportsline.com/cycling/glossary

Very nice, but I see that several term are missing. In no particular
order:

candyassing
fred
strijkijzer
tapping
pot belge
hematocrit
homologous

Robert Chung said:

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http://209.177.135.180/news/user/story.php?id=947
http://www.bissell.com/Main.asp?Page_id=27710&cookie_test=1

http://www.northlan.gov.uk/leisure+and+tourism/sports+activities/cycling/terminology+2.html

Quoted message said:

http://www.stlbiking.com/Glossary.htm
http://cbs.sportsline.com/cycling/glossary

Very nice, but I see that several term are missing. In no particular
order:

candyassing
fred
strijkijzer
tapping
pot belge
hematocrit
homologous

dumbass

Robert Chung said:

Quoted message said:

http://209.177.135.180/news/user/story.php?id=947
http://www.bissell.com/Main.asp?Page_id=27710&cookie_test=1

http://www.northlan.gov.uk/leisure+and+tourism/sports+activities/cycling/terminology+2.html

Quoted message said:

http://www.stlbiking.com/Glossary.htm
http://cbs.sportsline.com/cycling/glossary

Very nice, but I see that several term are missing. In no particular
order:

candyassing
fred
strijkijzer
tapping
pot belge
hematocrit
homologous

close the door
asshatchet
geek bars
hamburger
chamois shredder

Steve

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:31:43 +0200, "Robert Chung" <[email hidden]>

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Very nice, but I see that several term are missing. In no particular
order:

candyassing
fred
strijkijzer
tapping
pot belge
hematocrit
homologous

virtual
"super super motivated"
training in Argentina

JT

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On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:31:43 +0200, "Robert Chung" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Very nice, but I see that several term are missing. In no particular
order:

candyassing
fred
strijkijzer
tapping
pot belge
hematocrit
homologous

virtual
"super super motivated"
training in Argentina

LANCE!!!

Bike Racing 101 by Wenzel has a glossary of about 100 terms that is
pretty good.

D

Quoted message said:

Hi all,

I'm looking for a link that will explain cycle racing terms such as
jump, jam, shoot, kick, etc. Road terms are first prio, but I won't say
no if someone has a link to track as well.

Have any of you seen such a page on the web, if so I'd be grateful if
you could
pls post the link toit.

/Robert

John Forrest Tomlinson said:

On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:31:43 +0200, "Robert Chung" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Very nice, but I see that several term are missing. In no particular
order:

candyassing
fred
strijkijzer
tapping
pot belge
hematocrit
homologous

virtual
"super super motivated"
training in Argentina

training cycle
doping cycle
power meter
geek bars
finger cancer
Masters Fattie

-Ben
hitting the bars 'cause JFT beat me to "super motivated"

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld said:

For example, does anyone other than Phil Liggett use "on the rivet"?

Yes. Old guys (like me) who started racing when some saddles still had
rivets on the nose to hold the leather in place. It's a great, but
perhaps archaic, term. Like "steel," "banana," and "toe strap."

"Freewheel". (As in, the one on a bike wheel. You know...)

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tanx,
Howard

Butter is love.

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John Forrest Tomlinson said:

On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:31:43 +0200, "Robert Chung" <[email hidden]>

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Very nice, but I see that several term are missing. In no particular
order:

candyassing
fred
strijkijzer
tapping
pot belge
hematocrit
homologous

virtual
"super super motivated"
training in Argentina

Quoted message said:

training cycle
doping cycle
power meter
geek bars
finger cancer
Masters Fattie

Quoted message said:

-Ben
hitting the bars 'cause JFT beat me to "super motivated"

Lunch meat
Switched bag theory

Bob Schwartz
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"Bob Schwartz" <[email hidden]> wrote ...

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Lunch meat
Switched bag theory

musette

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John Forrest Tomlinson said:

virtual
"super super motivated"
training in Argentina

training cycle
doping cycle
power meter
geek bars
finger cancer
Masters Fattie

-Ben
hitting the bars 'cause JFT beat me to "super motivated"

I hit a couple of bars over the weekend.

Bob Schwartz said:

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John Forrest Tomlinson said:

On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:31:43 +0200, "Robert Chung" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> Very nice, but I see that several term are missing. In no particular
> order:
>
> candyassing
> fred
> strijkijzer
> tapping
> pot belge
> hematocrit
> homologous

virtual
"super super motivated"
training in Argentina

Quoted message said:

training cycle
doping cycle
power meter
geek bars
finger cancer
Masters Fattie

Quoted message said:

-Ben
hitting the bars 'cause JFT beat me to "super motivated"

Lunch meat
Switched bag theory

non-negative

Robert Chung said:

Bob Schwartz said:

Quoted message said:

John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:

>On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:31:43 +0200, "Robert Chung" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

>>Very nice, but I see that several term are missing. In no particular
>>order:
>>
>>candyassing
>>fred
>>strijkijzer
>>tapping
>>pot belge
>>hematocrit
>>homologous
>
>virtual
>"super super motivated"
>training in Argentina

Quoted message said:

training cycle
doping cycle
power meter
geek bars
finger cancer
Masters Fattie

Quoted message said:

-Ben
hitting the bars 'cause JFT beat me to "super motivated"

Lunch meat
Switched bag theory

non-negative

evil twin hypothesis
donut
teaspoon
"throwing hands up too early"
taking a pull...(taking a HUGE pull, taking a MASSIVE pull)
....getting dropped...(see also: someone else opened a gap)
headwind
tongue rubbing on the bars
brake rubbing on the rim
w*nker
w****r
bunnyhop
bunny hop
bum knee hop
superhuman effort
incredible effort
suitcase of courage
Liggetism
Sherwinism
Halvorism
opening/closing the door
leaving the door open

Distances
width of a tyre - shortest unit of distance in bike racing
millisecond - shortest unit of time
lifetime - longest time period
country mile - largest unit of distance

Group sizes
individual, duo, select group, huge group, pelOton, gruppetto, autobus

Riding styles
cautious, aggressive, calculating, dangerous, balls-out (particularly
descending)
getting in one's face
getting up one's nose
wheelsucking
throwing caution to the winds

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training cycle
doping cycle
power meter
geek bars
finger cancer
Masters Fattie

Adrenaline theory
de wesp in de binnenband steekt
Swearing on your dogs grave aka Tugboat tears