What cycling sports are there?

Gav888
Gav888 Posts: 946
edited March 2010 in The bottom bracket
Hi,

At present my focus is only on getting quicker for the sunday group rides, but I have an urge to compete but I have no idea what I want to do!!

So, im trying to get a list of all the sports that have cycling and research them more and try some out and see where I end up.

So far I can find the following cycling sports:

Time Trials
Criteriums
Road Racing
Triathlons
Duathlons

What else is there?

Also, does anyone on here train for one sport, or several, if so why did you choose that sport?
Cycling never gets any easier, you just go faster - Greg LeMond

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  • SBezza
    SBezza Posts: 2,173
    Cyclocross, though tends to be a winter sport. Running involved with that as well :lol:
  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    Cyclocross. As much fun and pain in an hour than you can shake a stick at.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Cycle Speedway!
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  • blu3cat
    blu3cat Posts: 1,016
    cycle polo.
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    4x (4 cross).
  • _Brun_
    _Brun_ Posts: 1,740
    Cycle ball

    Possibly one of the most skilful, and at the same time most stupid, things I've seen done on bikes. They're pretty stupid looking bikes as well.
  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    BMX
    Numerous track events


    Non - competitive events include
    audax
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  • MRadd
    MRadd Posts: 205
    There's also AlleyCat races!!!

    Not quite as cool as Cycle ball.. (just had to click the link and see it for real... awesome!)

    Oh, Trials riding while im there...
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  • disquieting_museeuws
    disquieting_museeuws Posts: 601
    Hill Climb
    Roller Racing
    Grass Track

    More obvious - MTB Cross Country
  • Lillywhite
    Lillywhite Posts: 742
    Artistic Cycling. Very big in Germany.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi6KXto1 ... re=related
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    MTB cross country, downhill, enduro

    Track - loads of options for everyone!

    Trials (like Kick Start without engines!)
  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhT_caje0GI
  • Cyclingcowboy
    Cyclingcowboy Posts: 65
    Haven't tried it myself, but I've heard of people going MTBing down ski-slopes with snow tires. Looks like a blast!
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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Cyclingcowboy wrote:
    Haven't tried it myself, but I've heard of people going MTBing down ski-slopes with snow tires. Looks like a blast!

    I did it for an afternoon some years ago. It's very fast, f*cking terrifying, great fun, drift-tastic and falling off is a ball ache as you tend to slide a long way from the bike.

    The slopes are also steeper, smoother and longer than you'd usually find on an mtb ride and have considerable less traction than you'd find on a road descent. Breaks don't work particularly well either and the front brake is wipe out waiting to happen. You tend to get sucked into the speed on early runs, before you've worked out how to slow down :shock:

    All in all, I can highly recommend it :D
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Dare I mention fixies?
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Road, MTB, Track, and BMX. And that's it.
    I like bikes...

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  • rml380z
    rml380z Posts: 244
    MTB orienteering; http://www.bmbo.org.uk/
  • crumbschief
    crumbschief Posts: 3,399
    I can see Gav888 is spoilt for choice here,i really hope he goes for the artistic cycling though,that looks well cool and i'm going to try it next time i go for a ride.

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