cyclocross

• cyclo-cross, CX, cyclo-X, 'cross

From cycle +‎ -o- +‎ cross (country).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪkləʊˌkɹɒs/

cyclocross (uncountable)

1. (cycle racing) A form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles and requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion.
   • 2009 July 15, George Vecsey, “Nod to the Past Stirs Memories of a Friend”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Roby was an old cyclocross champion from the ’40s, a rugged man built for traversing the bumps and ruts of off-road competition, but he had also ridden in the Tour for several years.

Borrowed from English cyclocross.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.kloːˌkrɔs/

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• Hyphenation: cy‧clo‧cross

cyclocross m (uncountable)

1. cyclocross

• cyclocrossen