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Cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from ...

, also called bicycling or biking, is the activity of using / riding

bicycle A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-powered assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. B ...

s, (at least partially) human-powered,

wheel A wheel is a circular component that is intended to rotate on an axle bearing. The wheel is one of the key components of the wheel and axle which is one of the six simple machines. Wheels, in conjunction with axles, allow heavy objects to be ...

vehicle A vehicle (from la, vehiculum) is a machine that transports people or cargo. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility scooters for disabled people), railed vehicles (trains, trams), ...

s (typically by foot pedalling), for purposes including

transport Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land ( rail and road), water, cable, pipelin ...

recreation Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or plea ...

social interaction A social relation or also described as a social interaction or social experience is the fundamental unit of analysis within the social sciences, and describes any voluntary or involuntary interpersonal relationship between two or more individuals ...

exercise Exercise is a body activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons, to aid growth and improve strength, develop muscles and the cardiovascular system, hone athletic ...

sport Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...

therapy A therapy or medical treatment (often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx) is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. As a rule, each therapy has indications and contraindications. There are many differe ...

, other purposes, or any combination thereof. Persons engaged in cycling are called cyclists, bikers, or sometimes bicyclists. They typically either dress for where they are going, or for the cycling, sometimes having another set of clothing with them, or arranged. Apart from regular two-wheeled bicycles, cycling also includes riding

unicycle A unicycle is a vehicle that touches the ground with only one wheel. The most common variation has a frame with a saddle, and has a pedal-driven direct-drive. A two speed hub is commercially available for faster unicycling. Unicycling is pract ...

tricycle A tricycle, sometimes abbreviated to trike, is a human-powered (or gasoline or electric motor powered or assisted, or gravity powered) three-wheeled vehicle. Some tricycles, such as cycle rickshaws (for passenger transport) and freight trikes ...

s, quadricycles, and other similar human-powered

s (HPVs). Some bicycles are sold with (electric) motors (e-bikes), or other motor assistance. Cycling is practiced either solo on the vehicle, or with company, including passengers, riding in front,for instance in the box of a

cargo bike A cargo bike (also known as a box bike, carrier cycle, freight bicycle, cycletruck, or freight tricycle) is a human powered vehicle designed and constructed specifically for transporting loads. Cargo bike designs include a cargo area consisting o ...

, or sitting on the cycle's luggage carrier, or little children and/or pet animals in appropriate seats or such fixed to the bike, or occasionally actually riding with more than one person, cooperatively, on anything from a simple ''twin'' / tandem bicycle, to a multi-person party bike. Cycling is most frequently practiced on-road, but also

off-road Off-roading is the activity of driving or riding in a vehicle on unpaved surfaces such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural terrain. Types of off-roading range in intensity, from leisure drives with unmodified vehicl ...

, either mixed with other traffic, or on distinct cycle lanes, separate, segregated, cycle tracks, or for unattended young children, and in some countries also for adults, on the pedestrians' pavement.

What is cycling?

Cycling can be described as all of the following: *

Exercise Exercise is a body activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons, to aid growth and improve strength, develop muscles and the cardiovascular system, hone athletic ...

Recreation Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or plea ...

Sport Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...

Commuting Commuting is periodically recurring travel between one's place of residence and place of work or study, where the traveler, referred to as a commuter, leaves the boundary of their home community. By extension, it can sometimes be any regu ...

Transport Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land ( rail and road), water, cable, pipelin ...

ation

Cycling equipment

* The first piece of equipment would, of course, be a

(see Outline of bicycles) *Some jurisdictions require these by law: * Bicycle helmet * Bicycle lighting * Bicycle lock Used, but not always necessary: * Bicycle tools * Cycling clothing **

Cycling gloves Cycling gloves are gloves designed for cycling. They may provide warmth, comfort and protection. Basic functionality Warmth Gloves are frequently used to keep the hands warm, a function that is particularly necessary when cycling in cold w ...

** Cycling jersey **

Cycling shoe Cycling shoes are shoes purpose-built for cycling. There are a variety of designs depending on the type and intensity of the cycling for which they are intended. Key features include rigidity, for more-efficient transfer of power from the cyclist ...

** Cycling shorts * Time trial cycling equipment

Cycling law and safety

Bicycle helmet laws by country The wearing of bicycle helmets and attitudes towards their use vary around the world. Compulsory use of helmets has often been discussed, and is disputed (see Bicycle helmet laws). Only the four countries of Argentina, Cyprus, Australia, and New Ze ...

** Bicycle law in California *

Bicycle Safety Camp The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an American professional association of pediatricians, headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. It maintains its Department of Federal Affairs office in Washington, D.C. Background The Academy was founded ...

* Bicycle safety wing *

Bicycle theft Bicycle theft is the crime of stealing a bicycle. It is a common crime due to the relative ease of reselling bicycles, which have a large second-hand market. This makes the crime attractive to those needing to obtain currency quickly, such as pe ...

* CAN-BIKE * Danish bicycle VIN-system * Dooring ( door zone, door prize) * Electric bicycle laws * Hand signals * "Rules of the Trail" *

Safety in numbers Safety in numbers is the hypothesis that, by being part of a large physical group or mass, an individual is less likely to be the victim of a mishap, accident, attack, or other bad event. Some related theories also argue (and can show statistica ...

Health impact

* Erectile dysfunction and genital numbness * Health benefits of cycling * Ulnar tunnel syndrome

Types of cycling

* Bicycle commuting *

Mountain biking Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and pe ...

Downhill mountain biking Downhill mountain biking (DH) is a style of mountain biking practiced on steep, rough terrain that often features jumps, drops, rock gardens and other obstacles. Jumps can be up to and including , and drops can be greater than . The rider c ...

Mountain bike racing Mountain bike racing (shortened MTB or ATB racing) is the competitive cycle sport discipline of mountain biking held on off-road terrain. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recognised the discipline relatively late in 1990, when it sanctione ...

* Road cycling * Vehicular cycling * Freestyle BMX *

BMX racing BMX racing is a type of off-road bicycle racing. The format of BMX was derived from motocross racing. BMX bicycle races are sprint races on purpose-built off-road single-lap race tracks. The track usually consists of a starting gate for up to ei ...

* Bicycle touring * Indoor cycling *

Underwater cycling Underwater cycling is stunt, usually done for charity, in which a rider wears scuba diving gear and rides a bicycle in an underwater course. The Underwater Bike Race is an annual charity fundraiser held in North Carolina. Research into exercise ...

* Enduro (mountain biking) * Mountain bike trials *

Dirt jumping Dirt jumping is the practice of riding bikes over jumps made of dirt or soil and becoming airborne. Dirt Jumping evolved alongside BMX racing and is similar to BMX or mountain bike racing in that the rider jumps off of mounds of dirt, usual ...

* Artistic cycling *

Utility cycling Utility cycling encompasses any cycling done simply as a means of transport rather than as a sport or leisure activity. It is the original and most common type of cycling in the world. Cycling mobility is one of the various types of private ...

Track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ...

Cycling sport

Cycle sport Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling ...

* List of men's road bicycle races *

List of women's road bicycle races This is a list of women's road cycling races. The list only includes the most important women's road races, and no track, mountain or cyclo-cross races. Championships * UCI Road World Championships: road race, time trial, team time trial * Af ...

Cycling team A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important in road bicycle racing Road ...

* Cycling records * Cycling sprinter

Bicycle racing

List of cycling races in Spain This is a list of men's cycling races in Spain. This list only includes road races that are part of the UCI World Tour or UCI Europe Tour. One day races UCI World Tour *Clásica de San Sebastián UCI Europe Tour 1.Pro *GP Miguel Induráin *Clás ...

List of cycling teams in Spain List of 2017 UCI cycling teams in Spain: UCI ProTeams *Website Professional Continental Teams * Caja Rural - Seguros RGAWebsite* Burgos BHWebsite Continental Teams *Euskadi Baque Country - MuriasWebsite References {{reflist * Spain Cycling tea ...

Doping in cycling

* List of doping cases in cycling ** Lance Armstrong doping case *** History of Lance Armstrong doping allegations – historic background **

Floyd Landis doping case The Floyd Landis doping case was a doping scandal that featured Floyd Landis, the initial winner of the 2006 Tour de France. After a meltdown in Stage 16, where he had lost ten minutes, Landis came back in Stage 17, riding solo and passing his ...

Operación Puerto doping case Operación Puerto (''Operation Mountain Pass'') is the code name of a still unfinished Spanish Police operation against the pro sports doping network of Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes. It started in May 2006, which resulted in a scandal that involved s ...

** ''

Operation Aderlass Operation Aderlass (English: Operation Bloodletting) is an investigation in Austria and Germany into alleged doping practices carried out by Erfurt-based German physician Mark Schmidt. Athletes from various disciplines have been named as alleged ...

'' * Doping at the Tour de France ** Festina affair, a doping scandal at the 1998 Tour ** Doping at the 1998 Tour de France – other doping cases in that Tour ** Doping at the 1999 Tour de France ** Doping at the 2007 Tour de France

Track cycling

* List of cycling tracks and velodromes * List of Asian records in track cycling * List of European records in track cycling * List of Oceanian records in track cycling * List of Olympic Games records in track cycling * List of Panamerican records in track cycling * List of Universiade records in track cycling * List of World Championships records in track cycling *

List of world records in track cycling World records in the sport of track cycling are ratified by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Item 3.5.001 of the UCI regulations defines the events in which world records are recognized. Men Records recognized by the UCI Key to tables: ...

Summer Olympics

* List of Olympic medalists in cycling (men) *

Cycling at the Summer Olympics Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics, at which a road race and five track events were held. Mountain bike racing entered the Olympic programme at t ...

* List of Olympic medalists in cycling (women) * List of Olympic records in cycling * List of Olympic venues in cycling

Cycling infrastructure

Cycling infrastructure Cycling infrastructure is all infrastructure cyclists are allowed to use. Bikeways include bike paths, bike lanes, cycle tracks, rail trails and, where permitted, sidewalks. Roads used by motorists are also cycling infrastructure, except w ...

* Bicycle-friendly *

Bicycle parking Bicycle parking typically requires a degree of security to prevent theft. The context for bike parking requires proper infrastructure and equipment ( bike racks, bicycle locks etc.) for secure and convenient storage. Parking facilities include ...

Bicycle transportation planning and engineering Bicycle transportation planning and engineering are the disciplines related to transportation engineering and transportation planning concerning bicycles as a mode of transport and the concomitant study, design and implementation of cycling infras ...

* Cycling demonstration towns * Cycle track * Dirt jump * Greenway ** Rails with trails * Pump track *

Segregated cycle facilities Cycling infrastructure is all infrastructure cyclists are allowed to use. Bikeways include bike paths, bike lanes, cycle tracks, rail trails and, where permitted, sidewalks. Roads used by motorists are also cycling infrastructure, except whe ...

Shared lane marking A shared lane marking, shared-lane marking, or sharrow is a street marking installed at various locations worldwide, such as New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Spain, and the United States. This marking is placed in the travel lane to indicate where ...

* Sustrans * TTF (Technical Trail Feature) *

United States Numbered Bicycle Routes The United States Bicycle Route System (abbreviated USBRS) is the national cycling route network of the United States. It consists of interstate long-distance cycling routes that use multiple types of bicycling infrastructure, including off-roa ...

Velodrome A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights. The straights transition to the circular turn through a moderate easement ...

Bike paths and trails

* Bicycle boulevard * Bike lane *

Bike path A bike path is a bikeway separated from motorized traffic and dedicated to cycling or shared with pedestrians or other non-motorized users. In the US a bike path sometimes encompasses ''shared use paths'', "multi-use path", or "Class III bikewa ...

Bike route Cycling infrastructure is all infrastructure cyclists are allowed to use. Bikeways include bike paths, bike lanes, cycle tracks, rail trails and, where permitted, sidewalks. Roads used by motorists are also cycling infrastructure, except whe ...

* Bike

singletrack Singletrack (or single track) describes a type of mountain biking trail that is approximately the width of the bike. It contrasts with double-track or fire road which is wide enough for four-wheeled off-road vehicles. It is often smooth and flo ...

Rail trail A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetc ...

* Bike paths and trails by country: ** Australia *** Bike paths in Melbourne *** Bike paths in Sydney ** Canada ***

Beltline Trail The Beltline Trail is a -long cycling and walking rail trail in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It consists of three sections, the York Beltline Trail west of Allen Road, the Kay Gardner Beltline Park from the Allen to Mount Pleasant Road, and the Ra ...

(Toronto, Ontario) ***

Capital Pathway The Capital Pathway, also known informally as the Bike Path, is a recreational pathway interlinking many parks, waterways and sites in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. Most of the pathway is paved, and allows an almost continuous route th ...

(Ottawa, Ontario) *** Cataraqui Trail (Ontario) *** Cycloparc PPJ (Pontiac, Quebec) *** Iron Horse Trail, Ontario (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario) ***

Parc Linéaire Le P'tit Train du Nord The Parc Linéaire Le P'tit Train du Nord is a multiuse recreational rail trail located in Quebec, Canada. It runs through the Rivière du Nord (Laurentides), Rivière du Nord valley. It originally was a railway line operated by Canadian Pa ...

(Laurentians, Quebec) *** Riverfront Bike Trail, Windsor, Ontario *** Riverfront Trail, Greater Moncton (New Brunswick) ***

Route Verte The ''Route Verte'' (in English, the "Green Route," or the "Greenway") is a network of bicycling and multiuse trails and designated roads, lanes, and surfaces, spanning as of October 31, 2013, in the Canadian province of Quebec, inaugurated on Augu ...

(Quebec) *** Tomifobia Nature Trail (Eastern Townships, Quebec) ***

West Toronto Railpath The West Toronto Railpath is a multi-use trail in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, running from The Junction neighbourhood toward downtown Toronto. The Railpath was developed by the City of Toronto for bicycle and pedestrian use. Like Toronto's Beltl ...

(Toronto, Ontario) ** Denmark *** Bike routes in Denmark ** Europe: *** EuroVelo – European cycle route network ** United States († - indicates primarily for hiking): *** American Discovery Trail† ***

Colorado Trail The Colorado Trail is a long-distance trail running for from the mouth of Waterton Canyon southwest of Denver to Durango in Colorado, United States. Its highest point is above sea level, and most of the trail is above . Despite its high elevat ...

† (Colorado) *** Farlow Gap (North Carolina) *** Neuse River Trail (North Carolina) *** Massanutten Trail† (Virginia) *** Virginia Creeper Trail (Virginia)

Bicycle sharing systems

Bicycle sharing system * B-cycle * Santander Cycle Hire - London *

Bicing Bicing is a Bicycle-sharing system in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which was implemented in March 2007, promoted by the City Council. The municipal company Barcelona de Serveis Municipals (B:SM) is the manager of the service, while ...

* Bike rental *

Bike sharing A bicycle-sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS) scheme, is a shared transport service where bicycles are available for shared use by individuals at low cost. The programmes themselves include bo ...

BIXI Montréal BIXI Montréal is a public bicycle sharing system serving Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Launched in May 2009 by Public Bike System Company (PBSC), it is North America's first large-scale bike sharing system and the original BIXI brand of systems. P ...

Call a bike __NOTOC__ Call a Bike is a dockless bike hire system run by Deutsche Bahn (DB) in several German cities. Developed in 1998 and in operation since 2000, Call a Bike uses a system of authentication codes to automatically lock and unlock bikes. Cove ...

Community bicycle program A bicycle-sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS) scheme, is a shared transport service where bicycles are available for shared use by individuals at low cost. The programmes themselves include bo ...

Hubway Bluebikes, originally Hubway, is a bicycle sharing system in the Boston metropolitan area. As of July 2021, the system had deployed 393 stations with a fleet of over 3,800 bikes in the 10 municipalities it served. Bluebikes is operated by Motiv ...

Stockholm City Bikes Stockholm City Bikes is the name of a public-private partnership project of Stockholm in Sweden and the outdoor advertising unit of Clear Channel Communications. From 2006 till 2018 they operated a community bicycle program that allowed for re ...

* Vélib' *

Vélo'v Vélo'v is a bicycle sharing system run by the city of Lyon, France, in conjunction with the advertising company JCDecaux. It has been the pioneer of smart bicycle-sharing systems, previous systems being more ad hoc and run similar to a ch ...

Cycling by region

Cycling in Azerbaijan The history of cycling in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europ ...

Cycling in Australia Cycling in Australia is a common form of transport, recreation and sport. Many Australians enjoy cycling because it improves their health and reduces road congestion and air pollution. The government has encouraged more people to start, with sev ...

** Cycling in New South Wales ***

Cycling in Sydney Cycling in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia takes place for recreation, commuting and as a sport. Sydney has a hilly topography and so may require a slightly higher level of fitness from cyclists than flatter cities such as Melbourne and Canber ...

** Cycling in Victoria ***

Cycling in Melbourne Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

** Cycling in Western Australia ***

Cycling in Perth Cycling in Perth, Western Australia is common on the roads and paths for recreation, commuting and sport. Between 1998 and 2009 the number of cyclists in Perth increased 450%. Cycling facilities in Perth On-road bike lanes Bike lanes exist ...

* Cycling in Canada ** Cycling in Toronto *

Cycling in Denmark Cycling in Denmark is both a common and popular recreational and utilitarian activity. Bicycling infrastructure is a dominant feature of both city and countryside infrastructure with segregated dedicated bicycle paths and lanes in many places and ...

** Cycling in Copenhagen * Cycling in France ** Cycling in Paris * Cycling in Germany ** Cycling in Berlin ** Cycling in Munich * Cycling in Hong Kong * Cycling in India * Cycling in Japan * Cycling in Malaysia ** Cycling in Kuala Lumpur * Cycling in Malta * Cycling in Romania ** Cycling in Bucharest * Cycling in the Netherlands **

Cycling in Amsterdam Amsterdam is well known as one of the most bicycle-friendly cities, with high levels of bicycle infrastructure, planning and funding, tourism — as well as high levels of bike theft, safety concerns and overcrowding in places. Though cons ...

Cycling in New Zealand Cycling in New Zealand, while relatively popular as a sport, is a very marginal commuting mode, with the share hovering around 1–3% in most major cities. This is due to a number of factors, principally safety fears. History The bicycle reache ...

** Cycling in Auckland * Cycling in Spain * Cycling in United Kingdom **

Cycling in Cardiff Cycling in Cardiff, capital of Wales, is facilitated by its easy gradients and large parks. In the mid-2000s between 2.7% and 4.3% of people commuted to work by cycling in the city. In 2017 12.4% of workers cycled to work at least 5 days a week ...

** Cycling in Leeds **

Cycling in London Cycling in London is a popular mode of transport and leisure activity within the capital city of the United Kingdom. Following a national decline in the 1960s of levels of utility cycling, cycling as a mode of everyday transport within London be ...

** Cycling in Manchester * Cycling in United States ** Cycling in California *** Cycling in Los Angeles ***

Cycling in San Francisco Cycling in San Francisco has grown in popularity in recent years, aided by improving cycling infrastructure and community support. San Francisco's compact urban form and mild climate enable cyclists to reach work, shopping, and recreational desti ...

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Cycling in San Jose, California San Jose, California has various cycling routes on roads and trails used by both commuters and recreational riders. The city has plans to expand the current of bike lanes to , and the current of trails to . San Jose was ranked as a bronze-level B ...

** Cycling in Illinois *** Cycling in Chicago ** Cycling in Massachusetts *** Cycling in Boston ** Cycling in Michigan ***

Cycling in Detroit Detroit is a popular city for cycling. It is flat with an extensive road network with a number of recreational and competitive opportunities and is, according to cycling advocate David Byrne, one of the top eight biking cities in the world. The ...

Cycling in Minnesota Bicycling has been a popular activity in Minnesota since the late 19th century. Since at least 2001, the state has claimed to have more miles of bike trails than any other in the U.S. For 2017, Minnesota was ranked as the 2nd most bicycle-friendl ...

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Cycling in Atlanta Cycling in Atlanta has grown in popularity in recent years, from 0.33% of commutes in 2000 to 1.1% in 2009, aided by improving cycling infrastructure and community support. Although Atlanta has historically been a city defined by the automobile, i ...

** Cycling in New York *** Cycling in New York City *** Cycling in Syracuse, New York ** Cycling in Oregon ***

Cycling in Portland, Oregon Bicycle use in Portland, Oregon has been growing rapidly, having nearly tripled since 2001; for example, bicycle traffic on four of the Willamette River bridges has increased from 2,855 before 1992 to over 16,000 in 2008, partly due to improved f ...

Cycling in the media

* International Cycling Film Festival * List of films about bicycles and cycling

Cycling movements

Bike bus A bike bus, also known as a bike train or a cycle train, or cycle bus is a group of people who cycle together on a set route following a set timetable other than for sporting purposes. Cyclists may join or leave the bike bus at various points ...

(Bike train) - Escorted group of cyclists in an urban environment for transportation safely, and often as

student transport Student transport is the transporting of children and teenagers to and from schools and school events. School transport can be undertaken by school students themselves (on foot, bicycle or perhaps horseback; or for older students, by car), th ...

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Critical Mass In nuclear engineering, a critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction. The critical mass of a fissionable material depends upon its nuclear properties (specifically, its nuclear fi ...

– cycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month in over 300 cities around the world.

Cycling clubs and organisations

Cycling clubs

* Bicycle infantry * Bicycle Network *

British Cycling British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation) is the main national governing body for cycle sport in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It represents Bri ...

* Cycling club *

Cycling Embassy of Denmark The Cycling Embassy of Denmark (CED) is a Denmark, Danish network organization dedicated to the promotion of cycling as Utility cycling, a means of transportation and Bicycling in Denmark, Denmark as a cycling nation by capitalizing on the deep ro ...

Cycling Time Trials Cycling Time Trials is the bicycle racing organisation which supervises individual and team time trials in England and Wales. It was formed out of predecessor body the Road Time Trials Council (RTTC) in 2002. Time trialling A time trial tes ...

Cyclists' Touring Club Cycling UK is a trading name of the Cyclists' Touring Club (CTC), which is a charitable membership organisation supporting cyclists and promoting bicycle use. Cycling UK is registered at Companies House as "Cyclists’ Touring Club", and is cov ...

Danish Cycling Federation The Danish Cycling Federation or DCU (in Danish: ''Danmarks Cykle Union'') is the national governing body of cycle racing in Denmark. The DCU is a member of the UCI and the UEC. See also * Cycling Embassy of Denmark * Cycling in Denmark * Cycl ...

* Danish Cyclists Federation * Équipe Cycliste Cascades * International Human Powered Vehicle Association *

International Mountain Bicycling Association The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) is a non-profit educational association whose mission is to create, enhance and preserve trail opportunities for mountain bikers worldwide. IMBA was formed in 1988, when five California-based ...

London Cycling Campaign The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) is an independent membership charity lobbying for better conditions for cycling in London. Its vision is to make London "a world-class cycling city". It is one of the largest urban cycling organisations in the ...

* National Off-Road Bicycle Association (NORBA) *

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) is an American nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that works with communities to preserve unused rail corridors by transforming them into rail trails within the United States. RTC's purpose is to c ...

* Toronto Bicycling Network

Cycling organisations

– cycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month in over 300 cities around the world. *

San Jose Bike Party San Jose Bike Party is a monthly social bicycle ride event in and around San Jose, California held on the third Friday of every month. Attendance varies with weather and time of year, usually ranging from hundreds in the winter months to lo ...

Warm Showers Warm Showers (WS) is a non-profit hospitality exchange service for people engaging in bicycle touring. The platform is a gift economy — hosts are not supposed to charge for lodging and are not bound. The legal form is a Colorado 501(c)(3) nonp ...

– a hospitality exchange service and organization for cycle travelers.

History of cycling

* History of cycling ** History of cycling in Syracuse, New York

History of road cycling

* 2004 in men's road cycling * 2004 in women's road cycling * 2005 in men's road cycling * 2005 in women's road cycling * 2006 in women's road cycling * 2007 in men's road cycling *

2007 in women's road cycling News January *1 – Tracy Clark wins the first race of 2007, which is the first stage of the 2007 Tour de Vineyards. She finishes in front of Carissa Wilkes and Annelies Basten. *4 – Serena Sheridan wins two stages in a row to claim the ...

* 2008 in men's road cycling *

* 2009 in men's road cycling * 2009 in women's road cycling * 2010 in men's road cycling * 2010 in women's road cycling * 2011 in men's road cycling * 2011 in women's road cycling * 2012 in men's road cycling *

2012 in women's road cycling UCI Road World Rankings World Championships Olympic Games UCI World Cup Source: Single day races (1.1 and 1.2) Stage races (2.1 and 2.2) Continental Championships African Championship Asian Championships European Champion ...

2013 in men's road cycling World Championships The World Road Championships was held in Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants ...

2013 in women's road cycling UCI Road World Rankings Source World Championships The World Road Championships is set to be held in Florence, Italy. UCI World Cup Source Single day races (1.1 and 1.2) Stage races (2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2) Continental Championships Inte ...

2014 in men's road cycling World Championships The World Road Championships were held in Ponferrada, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin) ...

2014 in women's road cycling 2014 in women's road cycling is about the 2014 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2014 UCI Women's Teams. UCI Road World Rankings Final ranking 2014 World Championships The World Road Championships is set to be held in Ponferr ...

2015 in men's road cycling 2015 in men's road cycling is about the 2015 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI. World Championships The World Road Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by ...

2015 in women's road cycling 2015 in women's road cycling is about the 2015 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2015 UCI Women's Teams. UCI Road World Rankings Final ranking 2015. World Championships The World Road Championships The UCI Road World Champio ...

* 2016 in men's road cycling *

2016 in women's road cycling 2016 in women's road cycling is about the 2016 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2016 UCI Women's Teams. World Championships The World Road Championships is set to be held in Doha, Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; ...

* 2017 in men's road cycling * 2017 in women's road cycling * 2018 in men's road cycling *

2018 in women's road cycling 2018 in women's road cycling is about the 2018 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2018 UCI Women's Teams. World Championships The World Road Championships is set to be held in Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label= A ...

* 2019 in men's road cycling *

2019 in women's road cycling 2019 in women's road cycling is about the 2019 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2019 UCI Women's Teams. UCI Women's WorldTour Single day races (1.1 and 1.2) † The clock symbol denotes a race which takes the form of a one ...

* 2020 in men's road cycling *

2020 in women's road cycling 2020 in women's road cycling is about the 2020 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2020 UCI Women's Teams. Olympic Games The 2020 Olympics, set to be held in Tokyo, Japan, were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic wit ...

* 2021 in men's road cycling *

2021 in women's road cycling 2021 in women's road cycling is about the 2021 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2021 UCI Women's Teams. Olympic Games World Championships UCI Women's WorldTour Single day races (1.Pro, 1.1 and 1.2) Stage races (2.Pr ...

* 2022 in men's road cycling * 2022 in women's road cycling

History of cycling at the Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics At the 1896 Summer Olympics, six cycling events were contested at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome. They were organized and prepared by the Sub-Committee for Cycling. Events were held on 8 April, 11 April, 12 April and 13 April 1896. Nineteen cycl ...

* Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kilometres * Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres * Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 12 hour race * Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's road race * Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint * Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's time trial *

Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics were held as part of the 1900 World's Fair, during which many cycling events were contested. The IOC website currently affirms a total of 3 medal events, after accepting, as it appears, the recommendation of Olympic his ...

* Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 kilometres * Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint *

Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven cycling events were contested. It was the only time distances based on the mile were used to determine the length of events. Medal summary Participating nations 18 American cyclists competed at the 1904 Sum ...

* Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 1/2 mile * Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 1/3 mile *

Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 1/4 mile The mile was a track cycling event held as part of the cycling programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport eve ...

* Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 1 mile * Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 25 miles * Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 2 miles * Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 5 miles *

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics, seven track cycling events were contested, all for men only. The weather was poor, with rainfall causing the track to flood on occasion.Official Report, p. 113. The track was long (being built around the perimeter ...

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kilometres The men's 100 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the individual event distances. A challenge cup was presented by the Prince of Wales to the win ...

* Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres *

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres The men's 5000 metres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics, seven track cycling events were contested, all for men only. The weather was poor, with rainfall causing the ...

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 660 yards The men's 660 yards was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics, seven track cycling events were contested, all for men only. The weather was poor, with rainfall causing the tr ...

Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint The men's 1000 metre sprint was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics, seven track cycling events were contested, all for men only. The weather was poor, with rainfall causi ...

* Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem * Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit *

Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, one cycling event was contested on Sunday, 7 July. This event was a time trial which also counted as an individual race. For the only time in Olympic history, no track cycling events were held. Amateur ...

* Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's individual time trial * Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial *

Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics The cycling competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp consisted of two road racing events and four track racing events, all for men only. The 50 km track event was held for the first time at these Games. Medal summary Road cycli ...

* Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres * Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's individual time trial * Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint * Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem * Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit * Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial *

Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The 50 km track event was held for the last time at these Games, having only been introduced in ...

* Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres * Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's individual time trial * Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint * Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem * Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit * Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial *

Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-desi ...

* Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem * Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics * Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 m time trial * Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race * Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint * Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem * Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit * Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race * Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics * Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics * Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics *

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 m time trial Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of Bicycle, cycles for transport, recreation, Physical exercise, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", ...

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race The men's individual road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held on 2 August, the 2nd last day of the Olympics on an 11,2 km course running counter-clockwise from Käpylä through Pakila and Maunula and back to Käpylä. The course was c ...

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint (or "scratch race") at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland was held from July 28 to July 31, 1952. There were 27 participants from 27 nations, with each nation limited to a single cyclist. The event was won by Enzo Sa ...

* Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem *

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit These are the official results of the Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV ol ...

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race These are the official results of the Men's Team Road Race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, held on August 2, 1952 as a part of the Men's Individual Road Race. The best three performances by nation were rewarded, with twenty-sev ...

* Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics * Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 m time trial *

Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race The men's individual road race at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, was held on Friday 7 December 1956. There were 88 participants from 28 nations. Of the 88 starters 44 rode the distance to the end. The event was won by Ercole ...

* Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint * Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem *

Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit The men's team pursuit was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the secon ...

Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race The men's team road race at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most popu ...

* Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics * Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics * Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial * Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit * Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race *

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 17 and 18 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 39 cyclists from 22 nations competed. Nations were limited to two cy ...

* Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem * Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit *

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial The men's team road race time trial was a road bicycle racing event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events ...

Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics The cycle sport, cycling competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics consisted of two road bicycle racing, road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only. Medal summary Road cycling Track cycling Participating nations 329 cyc ...

Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only. Medal summary Road cycling Track cycling Participating nations 359 cyclists from 54 nations co ...

Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race In cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the men's individual road race was held on 7 September. There were 163 starters from 48 nations. The maximum per NOC was four. A total of 76 cyclists finished the race. The event was won by Hennie Kuiper ...

Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem These are the official results of the Men's Tandem Race at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany held on 3 to 4 September 1972. There were 28 participants from 14 countries. Competition format This tandem bicycle A tandem bic ...

* Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics * Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial * Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit *

Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race The men's individual road race at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was held on 26 July 1976. There were 134 cyclists from 40 nations starting the race. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was four. Fifty-eight cyclist ...

Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, was held from 21 to 24 July 1976. There were 25 participants from 25 nations. Following the explosion in size of the event from 1960 to 1972 when nations were allowed two cyclis ...

Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit These are the official results of the Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, held on 23 and 24 July 1976. There were 64 participant from 16 nations. In the first round each team raced alone, with the f ...

Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the 1980 Summer Olympics were split into two categories: Road and Track. Six events were contested (all for men). All four events of the track cycling were held at the Velodrome of the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre (K ...

Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race The men's individual road race was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. 115 cyclists from 32 nations took part. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was four. The event was won by Sergei Sukhoruchenkov of the Soviet Union, the n ...

* Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics *

Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race The men's individual road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, was held on Sunday July 29, 1984. There were 135 participants from 43 nations in the race over 190.20 km, on a course in Mission Viejo, California. The m ...

Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's points race The men's points race was an event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, for which the final was held on August 3, 1984. There were 43 participants from 25 nations (with 6 other cyclists not starting). Each nation was limited ...

Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race The women's individual road race was the first time that a women's cycling event had been included in the Olympic program. The race took place on Sunday July 29, 1984 along the major roads within Mission Viejo, California. There were 45 participa ...

* Cycling at the 1984 Summer Paralympics *

Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics The cycling competitions at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul consisted of two different categories: road cycling and track cycling. Nine events were contested, including the first women's sprint event at the Olympics. Road cycling Men's Women' ...

* Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race * Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's points race * Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's road race * Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics * Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit *

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race The men's individual road race was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were 154 participants from 61 nations, with 84 cyclists completing the race. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was three. The event was wo ...

* Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's points race *

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint (track cycling) at the 1992 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time. The ...

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit These are the official results of the Men's Team Pursuit at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ...

* Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial * Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial *

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit These are the official results of the Women's Individual Pursuit at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The races were held on July 30, and July 31, 1992 at the Velòdrom d'Hortawith a race distance of 3 km. This was the Olympic ...

* Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's road race * Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint * Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics *

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country These are the official results of the Men's Mountainbike Race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There were a total number of 43 participants, with seven non-finishers, in this inaugural Olympic event over 47.7 kilometres, held on July 30, ...

* Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's points race *

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race The men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, was held on July 31, 1996. There were 183 participants from 57 nations in the race over 221.85 km, with 116 cyclists finishing. For the first time, the event ...

* Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's time trial * Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country *

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's road race Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's time trial These are the official results of the Women's Individual Time Trial at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 25 participants, with one non-starter, in this inaugural Olympic event over 26 kilometres, held on ...

* Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics * Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin * Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison *

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country These are the official results of the Men's Mountainbike Race at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olymp ...

* Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit * Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's points race * Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race *

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial These are the official results of the men's individual time trial at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The race was held on Saturday, September 30, 2000, with a race distance of 46.8 km. On 17 January 2013, Lance Armstrong wa ...

* Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint * Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit *

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint The men's team sprint event in cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics was contested by twelve teams. The races were held on Sunday, 17 September at the Dunc Gray Velodrome The Dunc Gray Velodrome is an Australian velodrome located at Bass Hill a ...

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial The men's track time trial in Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics was a time trial race in which each of the sixteen cyclists attempted to set the fastest time for four laps (1 kilometre) of the track. The race was held on Saturday, September ...

* Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country *

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit These are the official results of the Women's Individual Pursuit at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The races were held on Sunday, 17 September, and Monday, 18 September 2000 at the Dunc Gray Velodrome The Dunc Gray Velodrome i ...

Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's points race These are the official results of the Women's Points Race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There were a total number of 17 participants competing in the final, which was held on 21 September 2000. The women's points race in cyc ...

* Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race * Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial * Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint * Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's track time trial * Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics * Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin * Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison *

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country The men's cross-country event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of 1 start loop and 7 full loops around a circuit - totalling 43.3 km. The race started at 11:00 on 28 August 2004. Medalists Results References External ...

* Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit *

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's points race The men's points race in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of a 160 lap (40 kilometre) points race with 16 sprints where points were awarded. The event was held on 24 August 2004 at the Athens Olympic Velodrome. There were 23 compe ...

* Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race *

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial Men's Time Trial at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Cycling): Medalists Of the top riders, it soon became clear that Sydney 2000 time trial gold medal winner Russian rider Viatcheslav Ekimov was setting the time to beat. The current world time tria ...

* Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint *

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit The men's team pursuit event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of 18 events in three disciplines: *Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre (start and finish at Kotzia Square, for th ...

* Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint *

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial The men's track time trial in Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics was a time trial race in which each of the 17 cyclists from 13 nations attempted to set the fastest time for four laps (1 kilometre) of the track. Nations were limited to two cy ...

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country These are the results of the women's cross-country event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The pre-race favourite, Norway's Gunn-Rita Dahle, dominated the race throughout, despite a fall that damaged the gears on her bicycle. The reigning ...

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit The women's Individual Pursuit at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of matches between two cyclists. The riders would start at opposite ends of the track. They had 12 laps (3 kilometres) in which to catch the other c ...

* Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's points race *

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race The Women's Road Race at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are refe ...

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial These are the results of the women's time trial event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of 18 events in three disciplines: *Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre (start and finis ...

* Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint * Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's track time trial *

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome (track events), Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course. The event was dominated ...

* Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX *

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin The men's Keirin at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 at the Laoshan Velodrome. This track cycling event consisted of multiple rounds. In each race, the four to seven cyclists in the heat covered 8 laps of the track. The first ...

* Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison *

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country The men's cross-country mountain biking at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Course on August 23, 2008. France's Julien Absalon pulled away from a pack of mountain bikers at the start to defend his Olympic title i ...

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit The men's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 at the Laoshan Velodrome. The pre-event favorite to win the gold medal was the defending Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain, who managed to retain t ...

* Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's points race *

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8), and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later ...

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial The Men's road time trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 13 August at the Urban Road Cycling Course. It was won by Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland. Pre-race favorites Included among the favorites for victory were Cancellara, the rei ...

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17–19 at the Laoshan Velodrome. There were 21 competitors from 15 nations, with each nation limited to two cyclists. The event was won by Chris Hoy of Great Britain, the nation' ...

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit The men's team pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 17 and 18, at the Laoshan Velodrome. Qualification Great Britain automatically qualified a team because of their victory at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Champio ...

* Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint * Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification *

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX The women's BMX racing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 20–22 at the Laoshan BMX Field, the first to be officially featured in the Olympic cycling program. Coming out of retirement from her sporting career to try ou ...

* Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country * Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit * Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's points race *

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race The women's road race was one of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It took place on 10 August 2008, featuring 66 women from 33 countries. It was the seventh appearance of an Olympic women's road race event and fea ...

* Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial * Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint *

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics The cycling competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at five venues between 28 July and 12 August. The venues were the London Velopark for track cycling and BMX, and Hadleigh Farm, in Essex, for mountain biking. The road races ...

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race The men's road race, one of the cycling events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, took place on 28 July at 10 a.m. in central and southwest London and north Surrey, starting and finishing on The Mall. This was the 19th appearance of the eve ...

* Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification *

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race The women's road race, one of the cycling events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, took place on 29 July over a course starting and ending on The Mall and heading out of London into Surrey. Nicole Cooke of Great Britain was the defending c ...

History of cycling at the Pan American Games

* Cycling at the 1951 Pan American Games * Cycling at the 1955 Pan American Games * Cycling at the 1959 Pan American Games * Cycling at the 1963 Pan American Games * Cycling at the 1967 Pan American Games * Cycling at the 1971 Pan American Games *

Cycling at the 1975 Pan American Games This page shows the results of the Cycling Competition at the 1975 Pan American Games, held from October 12 to October 26, 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico. There were a total number of six events, with only men competing. Men's competition Men's 1. ...

* Cycling at the 1979 Pan American Games *

Cycling at the 1983 Pan American Games This page shows the results of the Cycling Competition at the 1983 Pan American Games, held from August 14 to August 29, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela. There were a total number of seven events, with only men competing. The Points Race was added to ...

* Cycling at the 1987 Pan American Games *

Cycling at the 1991 Pan American Games This page shows the results of the Cycling Competition at the 1991 Pan American Games, held from March 11 to March 26, 1991 in Havana, Cuba. There were a total number of seven men's and four women's events. Men's competition Men's 1.000m Match S ...

* Cycling at the 1995 Pan American Games * Cycling at the 1999 Pan American Games * Cycling at the 2003 Pan American Games * Cycling at the 2003 Pan American Games – Mountain Bike * Cycling at the 2003 Pan American Games – Road Time Trial * Cycling at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's Road Race *

Cycling at the 2007 Pan American Games There were four cycling events at the 2007 Pan American Games: road cycling, track cycling, mountain bike and BMX racing. Road cycling Men's events Women's events Track cycling Men's events Women's events Mountain bike BMX Medal ta ...

Other

Cycling at the 1906 Intercalated Games At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, six cycling events were contested, all for men only. Now called the ''Intercalated Games'', the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee. Me ...

* Cycling at the 1951 Asian Games *

Cycling at the 1982 Commonwealth Games These page represents the results at the Cycling Competition at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. Medal Tally Road competition Individual Road Race (185 km) Team Time Trial (100 km) Track competition 1.000m Time Trial ...

* Cycling at the 1988 Summer Paralympics * Cycling at the 2002 Asian Games * Cycling at the 2002 Commonwealth Games * Cycling at the 1992 Summer Paralympics * Cycling at the 1996 Summer Paralympics * Cycling at the 2000 Summer Paralympics *

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, consisted of 31 events in two disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling took place at the Olympic Velodrome, and road cycling at Vouliagmeni. Classifications and events *B 1� ...

* Cycling at the 2005 Mediterranean Games * Cycling at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games * Cycling at the 2006 Asian Games *

Cycling at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games This page shows the results of the cycling competition at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, held on July 21 and July 22, 2006 in Cartagena, Colombia. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Results Men's compe ...

* Cycling at the 2006 Commonwealth Games * Cycling at the 2007 All-Africa Games *

Cycling at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games Cycling at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games was split into three categories: * Track, held at the Velodrome at His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium (5 December 2007) in Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima Provin ...

Cycling at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games The Cycling Events will be held from 9 December to 14 December 2009 with 8 gold medals up for contention. Medal table Medalists Road cycling Mountain biking Results Road Cycling Men =50 Km. Individual Time Trial= December 13 Location : Tha ...

* Cycling at the 2010 Asian Games *

Cycling at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The cycling competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The tournament was held from 21–29 July at the Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla. Medal summary Road events BMX Events Mountain ...

Cycling at the 2010 South American Games There were four cycle sport, cycling events at the 2010 South American Games: road cycling, track cycling, mountain bike and BMX racing, adding up to 28 events. The events were held over March 17–23. Medal summary Road cycling Track cyclin ...

Cycling at the 2011 All-Africa Games Cycling at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique was held between September 5–7, 2011. Medal summary Men Women Medal table References External links Cycling All Africa Games Maputo 2011 - ''todor66.com'' {{EventsAt2011AllAfri ...

* Cycling at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games * Cycling at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival * Cycling at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe * Cycling at the 2011 Island Games *

Cycling at the 2011 Pan Arab Games At the 2011 Pan Arab Games, the cycling events were held at Lusail Cycling Circuit in Doha, Qatar from 19–23 December. A total of 7 events were contested.

* Cycling at the 2011 Parapan American Games * Cycling at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games * Cycling at the 2011 Summer Universiade * Cycling at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Men's road race * Cycling at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Women's road race * Cycling at the All-Africa Games * Cycling at the Asian Games *

Cycling at the Commonwealth Games Cycling is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the second edition of the event's precursor, the 1934 British Empire Games. It is an optional sport and may, or may not, ...

* Cycling at the Friendship Games

Notable cyclists

* List of cyclists *

Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil (; 8 January 1934 – 18 November 1987) was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. He stated before the 1961 Tour that he would gain the ...

* Lance Armstrong *

Federico Bahamontes Federico Martín Bahamontes, born Alejandro Martín Bahamontes (; born 9 July 1928), is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He won the 1959 Tour de France and a total of 11 Grand Tour stages between 1954-1965. He won a total of ...

* Gino Bartali *

Louison Bobet Louis "Louison" Bobet (; 12 March 1925 - 13 March 1983) was a French professional road racing cyclist. He was the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years, from 1953 ...

Ottavio Bottecchia Ottavio Bottecchia (; 1 August 1894 – 15 June 1927) was an Italian cyclist and the first Italian winner of the Tour de France. He was found injured and unconscious by a roadside and died a few days later; the exact circumstances of his accide ...

Lucien Buysse Lucien Buysse (; 11 September 1892 – 3 January 1980) was a Belgian cyclist and a champion of the Tour de France. Career Born in Wontergem, Buysse began racing professionally in 1914, when he entered the Tour de France but did not finish. H ...

Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco (; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice ( 2007, 2009), the Giro d'Italia twice (2008, 2015), and the V ...

* Fausto Coppi *

Henri Cornet Henri Cornet (born Henri Jardry; 4 August 1884 – 18 March 1941) was a French cyclist who won the 1904 Tour de France. He is its youngest winner, just short of his 20th birthday.Woodland, Les (2007), The Yellow Jersey Guide to the Tour de France ...

* Maurice De Waele *

Odile Defraye Odile Defraye (; nl, Odiel Defraeye; 14 July 1888 – 21 August 1965) was a Belgian road racing cyclist who won three stages and the overall title of the 1912 Tour de France, which was the last tour decided by a points system instead of overa ...

Pedro Delgado Pedro Delgado Robledo (; born 15 April 1960), also known as Perico (), is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He won the 1988 Tour de France, as well as the Vuelta a España in 1985 and 1989. Delgado is 171 centimetres tall (5&n ...

Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans (; born 14 February 1977) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally in both mountain biking and road bicycle racing. A four-time Olympian, Evans is one of three non-Europeans – along with ...

François Faber François Faber (; 26 January 1887 – 9 May 1915) was a Luxembourgian racing cyclist. He was born in France. He was the first foreigner to win the Tour de France in 1909, and his record of winning 5 consecutive stages still stands. He died in ...

* Laurent Fignon *

Nicolas Frantz Nicolas Frantz (; 4 November 1899 – 8 November 1985) was a Luxembourgish bicycle racer with 60 professional racing victories over his 12-year career (1923 to 1934). He rode for the Thomann team in 1923 and then for Alcyon- Dunlop from 1924 to ...

Chris Froome Christopher Clive Froome ɹɪs fɹuːm (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan/British road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won seven Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de France (in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017), one ...

* Maurice Garin *

Gustave Garrigou Cyprien Gustave Garrigou (; 24 September 1884 – 23 January 1963) was one of the best professional racing cyclists of his era. He rode the Tour de France eight times and won once. Of 117 stages, he won eight, came in the top ten 96 times and ...

Charly Gaul Charly Gaul Sporting Cyclist, UK, undated cutting (8 December 1932 – 6 December 2005)Felice Gimondi * Bernard Hinault *

Miguel Indurain --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disamb ...

* Jan Janssen *

Hugo Koblet Hugo Koblet (; 21 March 1925 – 6 November 1964) was a Swiss champion cyclist. He won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia as well as competing in six-day and pursuit races on the track. He won 70 races as a professional. He died in a ca ...

* Ferdinand Kübler *

Firmin Lambot Firmin Lambot (; 14 March 1886 – 19 January 1964) was a Belgian bicycle racer who twice won the Tour de France. Born in the small town of Florennes,The Bicycle, UK, 26 March 1952, p6 Lambot worked as a saddler. He worked 12 hours a day, sta ...

Roger Lapébie Roger Lapébie (; 16 January 1911 – 11 October 1996) was a French racing cyclist who won the 1937 Tour de France. In addition, Lapébie won the 1934 and 1937 editions of the Critérium National. He was born at Bayonne, Aquitaine, and died in ...

Octave Lapize Octave Lapize (; 24 October 1887 – 14 July 1917) was a French professional road racing cyclist and track cyclist. Most famous for winning the 1910 Tour de France and a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 kilometres, h ...

André Leducq André Leducq (; 27 February 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a French cyclist who won the 1930 and 1932 Tours de France. He also won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the team road race event and the 1928 Paris–Roubaix. Career Ledu ...

* Greg LeMond *

Romain Maes Romain Maes (; 10 August 1913 – 22 February 1983) was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1935 Tour de France after wearing the yellow jersey of leadership from beginning to end. Maes was the 13th child in his family. He started racing when he w ...

Antonin Magne Antonin Magne (; 15 February 1904 – 8 September 1983) was a French cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1931 and 1934. He raced as a professional from 1927 to 1939 and then became a team manager. The French rider and then journalist, Jean Bo ...

Eddy Merckx Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (, ; born 17 June 1945), better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is among the most successful riders in the history of competitive cycling. His victorie ...

* Gastone Nencini *

Manfred Nepp Manfred Nepp is a German track cyclist. He has won the World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualiz ...

* Vincenzo Nibali * Luis Ocaña *

Marco Pantani Marco Pantani (; 13 January 1970 – 14 February 2004) was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as the greatest climbing specialist in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and records. He r ...

* Henri Pélissier *

Óscar Pereiro Óscar Pereiro Sío (; born 3 August 1977) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Pereiro was declared the winner of the 2006 Tour de France, after the original winner Floyd Landis was disqualified for failing a doping test after ...

* Lucien Petit-Breton *

Roger Pingeon Roger Pingeon (; 28 August 1940 – 19 March 2017) was a professional road bicycle racer from France. Biography Growing up near the Jura Mountains, he was a cross-country skier as a teenager before taking up bicycle racing. He spent two ye ...

René Pottier René Pottier (5 June 1879 in Moret-sur-Loing, Seine-et-Marne – 25 January 1907 in Levallois-Perret) was a French racing cyclist. Pottier won the amateur category of the 1903 Bordeaux–Paris race before turning professional. He came second i ...

* Bjarne Riis * Jean Robic * Stephen Roche *

Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Candil (; born 22 April 1975) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer and winner of the 2008 Tour de France. He consistently achieved outstanding results in the Vuelta a España and in the Tour de France. Sastre establ ...

* Andy Schleck *

Léon Scieur Léon Scieur (; 19 March 1888 – 7 October 1969) was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1921 Tour de France, along with stages 3 and 10. His first great victory was the 1920 Liège–Bastogne–Liège; he won a stage and finished fourth in the 1 ...

Georges Speicher Georges Speicher (; 8 June 1907 – 24 January 1978) was a French cyclist who won the 1933 Tour de France along with three stage wins, and the 1933 World Cycling Championship. After Speicher had won the 1933 Tour de France, he was initially n ...

* Major Taylor *

Bernard Thévenet Bernard Thévenet (; born 10 January 1948) is a retired professional cyclist. His sporting career began with ACBB Paris. He is twice a winner of the Tour de France and known for ending the reign of five-times Tour champion Eddy Merckx, though bo ...

Philippe Thys Philippe Thys (; nl, Philippe Thĳs; 8 October 1889 – 16 January 1971) was a Belgian cyclist and three times winner of the Tour de France. Professional career In 1910, Thys won Belgium's first national cyclo-cross championship. The fo ...

Louis Trousselier Louis Trousselier (; 1881 – 24 April 1939) was a French racing cyclist who won the 1905 Tour de France. His other major wins were Paris–Roubaix, also in 1905, and the 1908 Bordeaux–Paris. He came third in the 1906 Tour de France and won 13 ...

Jan Ullrich Jan Ullrich (; born 2 December 1973) is a German former professional road bicycle racer. Ullrich won gold and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He won the 1999 Vuelta a España and the HEW Cyclassics in front of a home c ...

* Lucien Van Impe *

Roger Walkowiak Roger Walkowiak (; 2 March 1927 – 6 February 2017) was a French road bicycle racer who won the 1956 Tour de France. He was a professional rider from 1950 until 1960. He died on 6 February 2017 at the age of 89. The 1956 Tour de France From 193 ...

* Bradley Wiggins * Joop Zoetemelk

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