Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A group of riders that clump together in a bicycle race on the open road.
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- noun military A
platoon . - noun cycling The
main group ofriders formed during a cycling road race.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The term peloton (pronounced PELL-O-TAHN) comes from the same root as the English word platoon.
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But no, a brief review confirmed that the peloton is the main group of riders.
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About 10 laps into the 40-lap race I made room for another rider and came out of what we call the “washing machine” (when the peloton is constanly moving forward and riders keep rotating, like a washing machine).
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Yet somehow, the entire peloton is drifting in the same direction at the same speed.
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Even with Armstrong retired, the European peloton is turning more American each year.
USATODAY.com - Athlete of the Week Hammer fixes U.S. record on cycling track 2006
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The cycling peloton is dominated by Europeans, though the successes of Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong have inspired a solid group of Americans to join the fun.
USATODAY.com - Athlete of the Week rides flawless Armani 2005
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Sentiment inside and outside of the peloton is that a second consecutive maillot pois would make a fine going-away gift.
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Those poor suffering riders in the "peloton" - who PAID to suffer - would have had much more fun for their hard-earned ? money if they had been riding recumbents.
Itineraries and Agendas: Bicycles at Work and Play BikeSnobNYC 2010
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He called for the helicopter to back off to give some relief to the lead group as it struggled to preserve a peak lead of 1 minute, 30 seconds over the main peloton.
Armstrong avoids accident in third stage of Tour Down Under 2009
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The peloton was a further 90 seconds in arrears, with Liquigas, Cervélo, Saxo Bank and Omega Pharma-Lotto providing the horsepower.
lea commented on the word peloton
Fearless in Finnish. Gyro Gearloose is Pelle Peloton in Finland.
March 9, 2009
super-bopeep commented on the word peloton
"The Pack" in long distance bicycle racing. A new word this racing season? See Sunday NYTimes, the word is mentioned a few times, such as "After Tourmalet, it was about 43.5 miles, or 70 kilometers, to the finish, giving the peloton plenty of time to catch anyone who attacked on the climb. "
July 14, 2009