bicycle race

or bicycle racing

noun

, Sports.

1. cycling ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of bicycle race¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Other children who witnessed the incident said the boy accused in the shooting was angry and shot her son over losing to him in a bicycle race, Frierson said.

From Los Angeles Times

Roles were reversed in June, when Schulke arrived in Oceanside for his bicycle race across America with his own support team of eight friends.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Climate protesters also interrupted the Tour de France bicycle race and disrupted the British Grand Prix car race last month.

From Washington Post

The Associated Press captured the quotidian amid the spectacle, how the race was experienced from inside the quiet spaces and homes that became the setting for the world’s most prestigious bicycle race.

From Seattle Times