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What does pon mean in french?
do you mean 'pont', which means 'bridge' in French?
What does food in French mean?
food in french food in french
What does dudette mean in French?
It's not French
What does marv mean in french?
In French it doesn't mean anything, but in Breton it means - dead.
What does the name Madison mean in French?
the name Madison doesn't mean anything in French.
What do you call a group of cyclists?
PelotonThis is the French word for the main Group of cyclists during a cycle stage race or one day classic road race from the French, literally meaning little ball or platoon. Peloton is also thought to be derived from the English word pellet meaning field, bunch or pack.When traveling together in a race the pack of riders is normally called a 'peloton' (although pack is sometimes used). If you see a smaller group of riders in single file they are most likely in a 'paceline'.A group of bicyclists is called a "blur" of bicyclists.
Is each leg of the tour de france called a peloton?
No. The legs arecalled "stages" in English, "étapes" in French.
How do you play peloton in tour de france?
The Peloton is the name given to the main group of riders. To "play" peloton, just keep up with the main group.
Why do cyclists ride peloton?
A large group of riders riding together in a bunch. A bunch of riders. There is often one peloton, and some escapees in front and some stragglers in the rear. Often enough there are more than one "bunch", hence more than one peloton. But "the" peloton is the largest bunch that also has the overall best cyclists in it.In regular road racing, the riders tend to bunch up and ride in one or several groups. The main group is called the peloton.A peloton is the "bunch", the "field" or the "pack" of cyclists that consists of the main group of cyclists in a race. The word peloton is drawn from French where it means "ball" or, more loosely, platoon.The "bunching up" of the riders to form the peloton is a tactic designed to save energy on a ride while remaining competitive. The riders at the front of the peloton "break the air" on the ride, and those following "draft" behind them saving as much as 40% of the "energy cost" through a given stretch of riding. A link is provided.It is spelled "peloton" and is the main group of cyclists in a race.
What actors and actresses appeared in Pupu Peloton - 1965?
The cast of Pupu Peloton - 1965 includes: Raija Suominen
What service does Peloton offer?
There are several companies called Peloton. The company with the subheading Achieve Optimal Performance under its title is a marketing company. Services which this company names Peloton offers include healthcare and insurance.
What does pelotonia mean?
PELOTON1. A peloton is the name given to the main large group of cyclists participating in a cycle race on a track or road. Peloton is a French word which basically means platoon, squad, pack, bunch or group. It also means a small ball. (Spanish pelota)When the cycle race is on public roads, a large peloton will often be escorted by police outriders.2. Peloton ('Peloton glass') is a type of ornamental blown glassware which features thin embedded surface decoration of colored spaghetti-like glass strips and also, sometimes, with additional small glass objects. The whole piece is then finished by glazing with a thin coating of clear glass. The peloton technique was patented by Wilhelm Kralik for the Harrach glassware company in Bohemia, West Czech Republic, in 1880.PELOTONIATherefore 'Pelotonia' is either(a) a collection of peloton glassware, or(b) a coined word used in connection with matters in the cycle racing word. For example the name 'Pelotonia' is used for a fund-raising cancer-charity bike rally.For more information see Sources and Related linksbelow.
What is the pack called in cycle racing?
The Peloton
Do Peloton riders receive the same time?
Yes.
What defines a peloton?
you mean ornamental glass made in Bohemia in the late 19th Century - the glass has a striated overlay of glass filaments in a different colour
How many cyclists does it take to form a peloton?
There's really no set number, and it'll depend on how many riders there are, and how they are spread out, or lumped together along the course. Peloton simply refers to the main body of riders sticking together.
What is the origin of word peloton?
Unless you follow the sport of cycling, you are not likely to run across the word peloton, which means a group of cyclists, usually the main mass of cyclists in the race.Peloton is a French word. It's literal meaning is little ball and in this sense it dates to the early 15th century in French.By 1616 the French were using the word to mean a small group of soldiers, presumably because a small group of soldiers in tight formation resembled a ball. The word platoon is a variant of peloton, appearing as ploton in Middle French by 1572 and as plauton by 1611.Platoon was the first form to be borrowed into English. From Robert Monro's 1637 His Expedition With The Worthy Scots Regiment Called Mac-keyes:Eight Corporall-ships of Musketiers, being thirty-two Rots divided in foure Plottons, every Plotton being eight in front, led off by a Captaine.We see the -oon ending by 1687, when John Dryden uses it in his translation of Louis Maimbourg's History of the League:Thus was the Royal Army Marshall'd, which consisted of betwixt 9 and 10000 Foot, and 2800 Horse, divided into seven Squadrons, each of them with a Plotoon of Forlorn Hope before them.By 1734 the modern spelling of platoon was in use.The military sense of peloton made the jump to English a bit later, by the beginning of the 18th century. A Military and Sea Dictionary of 1702 cross-references it with the word platoon. And there is this from Nicholas Tindal's 1744 translation of Rapin de Thoyras' History of England:Before he suffered any peloton of his battalion to discharge.As for cycling, the French were using peloton in the cycling sense by 1884 and this sense had transferred over to English by the mid-20th century. From Cycling magazine of 12 July 1939:A prominent worker at the head of the pelotonthroughout the race.(Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd Edition)
