French Cycling Vocabulary

By Jessica | Permalink | No Comments | July 18th, 2007 | Trackback

Hey, now - here’s something… Even though we’re more than a week into the Tour de France already, there’s still plenty of time to begin your French language studies, and this French Cycling Vocabulary list is a great place to start. Here’s a sample:

un directeur sportif: manager

un domestique: support rider

un peloton: pack, bunch

un poursuivant: chaser

la tête de course: leader

And here’s a good note: It’s “le Tour de France,” which literally means “tour of France,”
and not la Tour de France, which would mean “tower of France.” Now, if the author of this site could just get her hands on Bob Roll’s pronunciation techniques, I’m sure she’d be pleased.

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