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Peloton. In a road bicycle race, the peloton (from French, originally meaning ' platoon ') is the main group or pack of riders. Riders in a group save energy by riding close ( drafting or slipstreaming) to (particularly behind) other riders. The reduction in drag is dramatic; riding in the middle of a well-developed group, drag can be reduced ...
Peloton Interactive, Inc. is an American exercise equipment and media company based in New York City. The company's products are stationary bicycles, treadmills, and indoor rowers equipped with Internet-connected touch screens that stream live and on-demand fitness classes through a subscription service. The equipment includes built-in sensors ...
She said of the whim, "I had no idea how far the 10km distance was in miles." After the race, she began running 2–3 miles at a time in between her law school classes. [2] She has since run over 50 races, including 25 marathons, three 50-mile ultramarathons, and one 100-mile race. [1] She ran her first marathon, the New York Marathon, in 2010. [6]
Lance Edward Armstrong (né Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) [4] is an American former professional road racing cyclist.He achieved international fame for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his titles after an investigation into doping allegations, called the Lance Armstrong doping case, found that Armstrong used performance ...
After teaching at SoulCycle and Equinox, she began working as a Peloton instructor in 2014. [ 1] D’Ercole has won the Masters World Championship in cycling and is a five-time National Champion. [ 4][ 5] In 2021, she won 5 gold medals at the Masters Track National Championships, in the Points Race, Scratch Race, 2K Time Trial, Team Pursuit ...
Tour de France. The Tour de France ( French pronunciation: [tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s]) is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race held primarily in France. [ 1] It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España .
The race opened and closed with time-trials; Wiggins finished 12th in the prologue, did not feature in the following five stages, often riding at the back of the peloton, and then withdrew before the traditional mountain time-trial up the Col d'Èze, a stage for which Wiggins holds the fastest ever time, a legacy of his 2012 victory there. [193]
Final winner. Elia Viviani (ITA) The London–Surrey Classic (also known as the RideLondon–Surrey Classic) was an annual 193 km (119.9 mi) men's professional one-day road cycling race, starting and finishing in London and routed via the picturesque Surrey Hills. The first race of its kind was the London–Surrey Cycle Classic, on 14 August ...