Bicycle racing

Gear

Racing bicycle

Mountain bike

Track bicycle

Cyclo-cross bicycle

BMX

Types

Road bicycle racing

Mountain bike racing

Track cycling

Cyclo-cross racing

BMX racing

See also...

Bicycle | Cycling Bike trials riding Download high resolution version (1560x1002, 1267 KB)Criterium race at Burlington, Vermont, April 2004 From stock. ... In bicycle racing sports bicycles are used in a competitive way, most often in trials of speed. ... An aluminum racing bicycle made by Raleigh and built using Shimano components. ... A cross country mountain bike race A hardtail mountain bike A mountain bike, mountain bicycle or ATB (All Terrain Bicycle) is a bicycle designed for mountain biking, either on dirt trails or other unpaved environments. ... A track bicycle made by Cyfac. ... Photograph of Simon Zahners Ridley X-Night cyclo-cross bicycle. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on the road (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... A rider during a Cross Country race The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recognised the sport of mountain bike racing relatively late in 1990, when it sanctioned the world championships in Purgatory, Colorado. ... Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... Cyclo-cross (sometimes CX, Cyclo-X or Cross) is a form of bicycle racing. ... BMX Racing is a type of off-road bicycle racing. ... This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land. ... Bicycle trial rider Bike trials is a form of offroad cycling derived from motorcycle trials where one slowly negotiates man-made and natural obstacles. ...

Compare to...

Utility cycling Recreational cycling

This is a list of certified and recognised cycling records as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale, International Human Powered Vehicle Association, Guinness World Records, International Olympic Committee or other accepted authorities. Utility cycling encompasses any cycling not done primarily for fitness, recreation such as bicycle touring, or sport such as bicycle racing, but simply as a means of transport. ... ... Entrance of UCI headquarter at Aigle (Switzerland) Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is a professional cycling union that oversees cycling events in the international community. ... The International Human Powered Vehicle Association is an association dedicated to promoting the design and development of human powered vehicles. ... Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ... The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on June 23 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece between 776 BC to 396 AD. Its membership is 202 National Olympic Committees. ...

Speed

• Motor paced: Fred Rompelberg, 1995, 268.831 km/h (167.043 mph)(Guinness)
• Flying 200m unpaced, IHPVA: Sam Whittingham, 2002, 130.36 km/h (81.00 mph)
• Hour unpaced, men (See also hour record)

• IHPVA: Sam Whittingham, 2004, 84.215km (52.34 miles)
• UCI (old rules, "best human effort"): Chris Boardman, 1996, 56.375 km
• UCI (current rules): Ondřej Sosenka, 2005, 49.7km

• Land's End to John O'Groats

• Faired recumbent: Andy Wilkinson, 41h 4m 22s
• Upright: G Butler, 2001, 44h 4m 20s

Sam Whittingham and his Varna Diablo Sam Whittingham is a Canadian cyclist who has held several world records on recumbent bicycles. ... The hour record for bicycles is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle. ... Sam Whittingham and his Varna Diablo Sam Whittingham is a Canadian cyclist who has held several world records on recumbent bicycles. ... Chris Boardman (born August 26, 1968) is a former English racing cyclist who won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games. ... Ondřej Sosenka (born on December 9, 1975) is a Czech professional cyclist, the rider of Italian team Acqua e Sapone - Caffé Mokambo. ... Lands End to John o Groats is a phrase indicating the traversal of the whole of the Isle of Britain, (like the phrase from sea to sea, or coast to coast) Lands End is the extreme westward point of the Isle of Britain, at the end of the...

Achievements

• Most lifetime points: Eddy Merckx (5,844.80), Bernard Hinault (3,312.80)
• Tour de France wins: Lance Armstrong (7 consecutive), Miguel Indurain (5 consecutive), Eddy Merckx (5), Bernard Hinault (5), Jacques Anquetil (5).
• Tour de France yellow jerseys: Eddy Merckx (96), Lance Armstrong (83), Bernard Hinault (78)

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bernard Hinault (born 14 November 1954) is a French cyclist best known for his five victories in the Tour de France. ... The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is a long-distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France. ... Armstrong on the cover of Sports Illustrated shortly before the 2005 Tour de France. ... Miguel Ángel Induráin Larraya (born July 16, 1964, Villava, Navarre) is a Spanish cyclist. ... Jacques Anquetil (January 8, 1934 - November 18, 1987), was a French cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. ... The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is a long-distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France. ... Maillot jaune (French for yellow jersey) is the t-shirt worn by the current overall leader of many bicycles races, originally and most notably the Tour de France. ...

Sources

• best 200 road riders of all time (2004)
• IHPVA records
• Guinness World Records
• UCI official site, UCI records
• Road Records Association