Glossary of cycling

This is a glossary of terms and jargon used in cycling, mountain biking, and cycle sport.

For parts of a bicycle, see List of bicycle parts.

Yomp Derived from Royal Marines slang describing a long-distance loaded march carrying full kit, Yomp is often used in Northern England to describe rides at your own (marching) pace into the Yorkshire Hills.

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Cyclist Jacques Anquetil speaking to fellow rider Charly Gaul
Bunnyhopping
A drop on a downhill section of a race course
An endo
A downhill mountain biker riding a trail which follows the fall line
A cyclists taking a bootle of water in the feed zone during the 2024 World Championships
A gap jump
A log pile
A cyclist is given a musette (ca. 1925 - 1940).
Panniers on a touring bicycle
A rock garden on a singletrack trail
A mountain biker on singletrack
A skinny (low to the ground) from rider's point of view
A skinny (high from the ground), between ramps
A superman
A TTF consisting of a wood drop followed quickly by a banked berm
A wall-ride