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bicycle race

American  
Or bicycle racing

noun

Sports.
  1. cycling.


Etymology

Origin of bicycle race

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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He also rides in a popular 100-mile bicycle race called Hotter’N Hell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Tour de France organisers said they were ready to adapt to any situation when the bicycle race enters the country on Monday after starting in the Spanish city of Bilbao.

From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2023

A small-town clerk impresses his girlfriend by entering a big-city bicycle race.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2020

The men said they were mapping out a bicycle race.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2016

In between the crowing contest, the backwards bicycle race, and all that, you’d see folks gathered together, talking and laughing.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns