A Word on the Cycling World

February 16th, 2009

Cycling is truly an international sport. Many of the terms in racing are of French derivation (peleton, derailleur). The Italians are widely considered to be the builders of some of the finest stage racing bikes and gruppos in the world. And, while cycling fanatics can be found in nearly any country, the Belgians are considered to be some of the most crazed cycling fans anywhere (I do feel that the Basque fans can give them a run for their euros, however).

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