单词 | audax |
释义 | audaxn. Cycling. A type of long-distance road cycling event in which participants navigate a specified route within predetermined time limits. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] road1580 roadway1600 tread-waya1636 via1673 open road1764 roadie1768 audax1937 1937 M. Hunter tr. P. L. Jelmini in Rep. World Congr. Leisure & Recreation 1936 437 On the same day, over ten thousand members of Dopolavoro gained the cyclists' ‘Audax’ certificate. 1975 J. B. Wadley Cycling iv. 27 As well as ‘Randonneur’ trials..there are also a number of ‘Audax’ promotions in which riders are asked to keep together in groups about 30 strong. 1996 Help! Lower Neck Muscle Pain in rec.bicycles.tech (Usenet newsgroup) 20 June I did an audax..a couple of Saturdays ago and my neck was agony after about the 40 mile mark. 2005 Cycling Plus Apr. 94/1 The shorty bar has the benefit of armrests that make it far better for long audax rides. 2008 Independent 10 Apr. (Extra section) 9/2 The boom in this kind of cycling—club runs, audaxes, sportives—as well as in commuting by bike is well established. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1937 |
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