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the most efficient form of locomotion ever evolved or engineered, powered entirely by sandwiches
means The act of riding a bicycle, whether for sport, commuting, or the simple joy of going somewhere under your own steam.
from From "cycle," via Latin "cyclus" from Greek "kyklos," meaning circle or wheel — the same root that turns up in "cyclone" and "encyclopedia." The bicycle itself was named in the mid-19th century ("bi-" two + "cycle" wheel), and "cycling" rolled in soon after as the word for the thing you do once you've got two wheels and somewhere to be.
- efficiency king
- More efficient than walking, swimming, or any animal
- calorie math
- A cyclist burns gasoline-equivalent at 3,000 miles per gallon
- freedom machine
- Bikes helped fuel early women's suffrage movements
- speed record
- Humans have pedaled past 183 miles per hour
- gear count
- A chain can outlast the bike it powers
tour de france — annual 3-week race covering ~3,500km across france since 1903
giro d'italia — three-week italian grand tour held every may since 1909
world cycling championships — annual elite road race championship held in different countries each year