kermessen.
/ˈkəːmɛs/, /kəˈmɛs/, U.S. /ˈkərməs/ Cycling.
A circuit race.
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1963 Times 13 June 3/5 They stopped..to put on a..26-mile, 10-lap kermesse (circuit race).
1965 Times 31 May 4/5 Kermesse is a Continental term which British cycling uses to describe a circuit race. It originates from Belgium and is the Flemish for the carnival which usually includes such a race.
1971 D. Armstrong in N. G. Henderson Cycling Year Bk. xii. 101 Any rider who has ever won some little local kermesse would label it a classic event if he thought anyone would listen to him.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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