road race

American  

[rohd reys] / ˈroʊd ˌreɪs /

noun

1. a race that is performed on paved roads.

   State Street will be closed from noon to 5 p.m. for the running of the Governor’s Cup road race.

   Last year’s champion driver appears to have lost this year’s Bordeaux-Paris road race.

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Etymology

Origin of road race

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Switzerland's Muriel Furrer, 18, died after crashing during the junior road race in Zurich in her home country in 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The Olympic time-trial and road race champion finished the 12km course six seconds quicker than British rider Josh Tarling, with Frenchman Remi Cavagna in third.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Andresen said he wanted to be on the wheel of his main rival Brennan in the final hectic finishing sprint in Sunday's 183.8 kilometre road race and relished his opportunity to have the last crack.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Thomas also won track gold at two Olympics - Beijing in 2008 and London 2012 - as well as road race gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

When we pulled into Mrs. Droogie’s driveway he was sitting on his tricycle with a superior smirk on his face, as if he had just won a super tricycle road race.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos