Cyclo-crossとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From cycle +‎ -o- +‎ cross (country).

発音

• IPA: /ˈsaɪkləʊˌkɹɒs/

名詞

cyclocross (uncountable)

1. (cycle racing) A form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles and requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion.
   • 2009 July 15, George Vecsey, “Nod to the Past Stirs Memories of a Friend”, in New York Times‎:

     Roby was an old cyclocross champion from the ’40s, a rugged man built for traversing the bumps and ruts of off-road competition, but he had also ridden in the Tour for several years.

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