Outline of cycling

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cycling:

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport.[1] Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists[2] or bicyclists.[3] Apart from ordinary two-wheeled bicycles, cycling also includes riding unicycles, tricycles, quadracycles, and other similar human-powered vehicles (HPVs).

What type of thing is cycling?

Cycling can be described as all of the following:

Cycling equipment

Cycling law and safety

Main articles: Bicycle law and Bicycle safety

Safety equipment

Health impact

Types of cycling

Cycling sport

Bicycle racing

Track cycling

Summer Olympics

History of cycling

Other

Cycling infrastructure

Bicycle sharing systems

Cycling by region

Cycling in the media

Cycling movements

Cycling clubs and organisations

Cycling clubs

Cycling club

Cycling organisations

Notable cyclists

See also

References

  1. Oxford English Dictionary (Second ed.). Oxford University Press. 1989. cycling: The action or activity of riding a bicycle etc.
  2. Oxford English Dictionary (Second ed.). Oxford University Press. 1988. cyclist: One who rides a cycle or practises cycling.
  3. Oxford English Dictionary (Second ed.). Oxford University Press. 1989. bicyclist: One who rides a bicycle.
  4. 1 2 Richard Madden (December 15, 2003). "London: How cyclists around the world put a spoke in the motorist's wheel". The Daily Telegraph (UK).

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