cyclosportive
/ˌsʌɪklə(ʊ)spɔːˈtiːv
/noun
Another term for sportive2. the 69-mile cyclosportive will take place on 18 August, on a closed road course...
- The event will be the UK's largest street party and England's first closed road cyclosportive.
- While all five pro races have an associated cyclosportive, Flanders Classics event coordinator Stijn Vermoere told VeloNews the pro events do not depend on the public rides for money.
- Cyclosportives feature full route marking, support vehicles and sometimes motorcycle outriders, computer chip timing transponders, photographers en route, medals for finishers and so on.
Origin
1990s: French (short for randonnée cyclosportive), noun use of the feminine of the adjective cyclosportif, from cyclo- (see cyclo-) + sportif 'relating to sport'.
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