Cycle racing

📖 In short

Cycle racing is one of the most famous sports in the world, with cyclists competing on long roads, on special banked tracks, or on mountains and dirt trails. It has been an Olympic sport since the first modern Games in 1896.

🤩 Did you know?

More than 100 riders take part in the Tour de France.
Indoor tracks are between about 185 and 250 meters long.
Many Arab countries hold international cycle races.
Racing bikes are very light, some weighing less than 7 kilograms.

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🌟 The Tour de France

The most famous road race in the world is the Tour de France. It lasts about three weeks, and riders cover more than 3000 kilometers in stages, climbing high mountains. The leader wears a yellow jersey.

🔍 Track racing

Track races are held in velodromes with an oval wooden track whose sides are steeply banked, and riders race very fast on bikes with no brakes!

💡 Mountain biking

Some cyclists race on tough bikes with wide, knobbly tires along rough mountain trails with rocks, dirt and steep slopes.

🎯 Teamwork

In road races team members help each other: some ride in front of their leader to shield him from the wind so he saves energy, then he sprints at the end to win.